Recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a slidable chassis

Abstract

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a rotary drum, comprises a first chassis on which the rotary drum is provided, a second chassis which is supported for sliding movement on the first chassis within a predetermined stroke, a reel mount provided on the second chassis, a brake member provided on the second chassis and capable of engaging with the reel mount, a projecting portion of the brake member projecting toward the first chassis through the second chassis, a driving member for moving the brake member by coming into abutment with the projecting portion of the brake member, and a lever turnably provided on the first chassis and having a pin at its one end, the pin being engaged with a slot, which is provided in the second chassis, so that the lever slides the second chassis, the lever being operated to overlap the projecting portion of the brake member when the second chassis projects from the first chassis.

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