Cassette type recording/reproducing apparatus with a cam driven cassette stage for loading/unloading a cassette

A cassette type recording/reproducing apparatus including:

• a cassette insertion port formed on a front panel;
• a cassette stage which is reciprocatively moved between a cassette insertion position at which a tape cassette is inserted from said cassette insertion port, and a cassette mount position at which the inserted tape cassette is subjected to recording/reproducing operation;
• a cassette discharge lever which is freely rotationally secured to said cassette stage, and pushed and moved by the cassette which is inserted through said cassette insertion port into said cassette stage;
• a cam driven lever which is freely rotationally secured to said cassette stage, and serves to rotationally drive said cassette discharge lever in a cassette discharging direction;
• a cam which is disposed at a fixed position on a movement locus of said cam driven lever which is moved together with said cassette stage, and kicks said cam driven lever during said cassette stage being moved from the cassette mount position to the cassette insertion position, whereby said cassette discharge lever is rotationally driven in the cassette discharge direction by said cam driven lever;
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• control means for positionally regulating said cam driven lever in a fixed range with some degree of freedom at the middle position in a swing range in which said cam driven lever is rotated by said cam.