Magnetic tape recording and reproducing plug-in unit

• Main Authors: MASUDA; KENMEI, KAKU; NOBUYUKI, NISHIJIMA; TATSUMI, NAGAI; KYUICHIROU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.09.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; PHYSICS

A magnetic tape recording and reproducing plug-in unit including a case with a front plate having an insertion opening through which a magnetic tape cassette is inserted, a bottom plate, a top plate, and a pair of side plates each formed with a pair of guide slots arranged for guiding the cassette to a loading position. The slide plates are attached to the side plates so as to be slidable within the case, each slide plate formed with a pair of cam slots arranged for moving the cassette to the loading position. A cassette holder is disposed inside the pair of slide plates for holding the cassette and has pins extending through the cam slots into the guide slots of the side plates. A recording and reproducing device is mounted on the bottom plate. A driving device drives the slide plates. An electronic circuit is disposed at the rear of the recording and reproducing device. Each of the guide slots has a horizontal guide slot portion extending depthwise and a vertical guide slot portion extending downward from the horizontal guide slot portion. Each of the cam slots has a horizontal cam slot portion extending depthwise and an oblique cam slot portion extending obliquely upwards from a rear end of the horizontal cam slot portion.