Reversible tilting drive mechanism in a magazine type magnetic transducing apparatus

Claim 1

IN A MAGAZINE TYPE MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING MACHINE INCLUDING A BODY CASING HAVING A RECEIVING STATION FOR RECEIVING A DETACHABLE TAPE MAGAZINE CONTAINING A PAIR OF TAPE REELS MOUNTED IN SUPERPOSED RELATION AND INCLUDING A BRAKING DEVICE FOR NORMALLY APPLYING A BRAKE TO SAID TAPE REELS, A REVERSIBLE DRIVE MECHANISM COMPRISING: A DRIVING MOTOR TILTABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID BODY CASING, SAID DRIVING MOTOR HAVING AN EXTENDED DRIVING SHAFT PROJECTING INTO SAID TAPE MAGAZINE RECEIVING STATION BETWEEN SAID PAIR OF SUPERPOSED TAPE REELS WHEN SAID TAPE MAGAZINE IS IN POSITION IN SAID RECEIVING STATION; TILTING MEANS FOR TILTING SAID DRIVING MOTOR ABOUT AN AXIS PREPENDICULAR TO THE DRIVING SHAFT OF SAID MOTOR SO AS TO SELECTIVELY BRING SAID DRIVING SHAFT INTO CONTACT WITH ONE OF SAID TAPE REELS IN ORDER TO WIND THE TAPE IN ONE DIRECTION OR THE OTHER OF SAID TAPE REELS IN ORDER TO WIND THE TAPE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION; A MOTOR SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVING MOTOR;