Tape player

Claim 2

A tape player comprising a casing having a side with an opening capable of receiving a tape cartridge, cartridge guides mounted within said casing at opposite sides of said opening, an elevator slideably mounted in said casing below said cartridge guides for movement to and from said guides, a sliding table slidably mounted on Said elevator for movement to and from said casing side, resilient means tending to retain said elevator away from said guides below said opening, further resilient means tending to hold said table away from said casing side, and a two reel-type tape cartridge having reel holes and a tape wound between two reels; said cartridge guides being so arranged as to enable the insertion of said two reel-type cartridge to slide through and from said opening; reel shafts on said elevator which can engage with or disengage from the reels holes of said cartridge; a head on said sliding table capable of being pressed to the tape within said cartridge, means operable by said cartridge when said cartridge is inserted between said guides and capable of pushing both said elevator and said table towards said cartridge whereby said elevator is first raised and said reel shafts are fitted into the reel holes of said inserted cartridge and then causing said sliding table to slide, whereby said head is pressed to the tape within said cartridge.

Claim 3

A tape player as set forth in claim 1, including a main table, guides installed at opposite sides of said main table forming said cartridge guides, and an opening being formed on said main table for the purpose of exposing said elevator and said sliding table.

Claim 4

A tape player as set forth in claim 1, including a capstan extending through said elevator and sliding table and positioned for engaging the tape of an inserted cartridge, means for driving said capstan at a constant speed with one of the reel shafts; and a pinch roller mounted on said sliding table, a head mounted on said sliding table, said pinch roller and head being positioned to engage the tape of an inserted cartridge to said capstan. 4 A tape player as set forth in claim 3, including an arm pivotally mounted on said sliding table and supporting said pinch roller; and elastic piece stretched between said arm and said sliding table; a stop on said sliding table for stopping said arm at a fixed position and normally positioning said pinch roller away from said capstan; and at the time of said sliding table sliding in one direction said arm and said stop being separated, whereby said pinch roller presses to said capstan through the action of said elastic piece.

Claim 5

A tape player as set forth in claim 1, wherein said means includes an inclined plate on said elevator, a working member pivotally mounted in said casing for being pivoted by the inserted cartridge, and a push bar operable by said working member when said cartridge is inserted and moves said working member, for acting on said inclined plate of the elevator for raising said elevator. 6 A tape player as set forth in claim 5 wherein said working member has an end portion and a pivotable engaging member has receiving part and an engaging part and said receiving part is capable of contacting said working member end portion and a pushup bar is provided with an engaging part and said pushup bar engaging part is capable of engaging with and disengaging from said working member engaging part.

Claim 6

A tape player as set forth in claim 5, wherein said elastic pressing piece is mounted on said pushup bar, a shaft is mounted on said elevator, a pin is fixedly mounted on said sliding table, and an elastic rod is provided between said shaft on said elevator and said fixed pin on said sliding table; whereby under normal conditions the edge of said sliding table projecting beyond the edge of said elevator is pressed by said elastic rod of said pushup bar forward, thereby causing a sliding of said sliding table towards said casing side.

Claim 7

A tape player comprising a main player assembly consisting of a casing, guides mounted within said casing for guiding a relatively thick one reel-type cartridge, a first head, a first capstan and said head being arranged between said cartridge guides, a front plate arranged at the front of said cartridge guide and equipped with a cartridge insertion opening, an elevator slideably mounted beneath said carTridge guides and said cartridge insertion opening and capable of sliding to and from said guides, and a sliding table slidably provided on said elevator and capable of sliding to and from said front plate, resilient means tending to retain said elevator away from said guides, further resilient means tending to retain said sliding table towards said front plate, a one reel-type cartridge; and a two reel-type cartridge with the tape wound between two reels; said cartridge guide being so arranged as to enable each inserted cartridge to slide to and from said front plate, a reel shaft on said elevator for engaging with and disengaging from the reel of said two reel-type cartridge; a second head on said sliding table capable of being pressed to the tape within said two reel-type cartridge; said first head and capstan being positioned for engaging the tape of said one reel-type cartridge when inserted between said guides, means operable by said two reel cartridge when inserted between said guides, for raising said elevator at first up to the reel of said cartridge thereby fitting said reel shaft therein, and then said sliding table until said second head presses the tape within said two reel-type tape cartridge.

Claim 8

A tape player comprising a main player assembly consisting of a casing, guides mounted within said casing for guiding a relatively thick one reel-type cartridge, a first head, a first capstan and said head being arranged between said cartridge guides, a front plate arranged at the front of said cartridge guide and equipped with a cartridge insertion opening, an elevator slideably mounted beneath said carTridge guides and said cartridge insertion opening and capable of sliding to and from said guides, and a sliding table slidably provided on said elevator and capable of sliding to and from said front plate, resilient means tending to retain said elevator away from said guides, further resilient means tending to retain said sliding table towards said front plate, a one reel-type cartridge; and a two reel-type cartridge with the tape wound between two reels; said cartridge guide being so arranged as to enable each inserted cartridge to slide to and from said front plate, a reel shaft on said elevator for engaging with and disengaging from the reel of said two reel-type cartridge; a second head on said sliding table capable of being pressed to the tape within said two reel-type cartridge; said first head and capstan being positioned for engaging the tape of said one reel-type cartridge when inserted between said guides, means operable by said two reel cartridge when inserted between said guides, for raising said elevator at first up to the reel of said cartridge thereby fitting said reel shaft therein, and then said sliding table until said second head presses the tape within said two reel-type tape cartridge.

Claim 9

A tape player as set forth in claim 8, including a door pivotally mounted on said front plate for closing said opening, a holding spring is provided on said door at said insertion opening, and positioned for pressing on the inserted cartridge.

Claim 10

A tape player as set forth in claim 8, including a rotary shaft, a pinch roller on said rotary shaft, head adjustment cams, means for changing the position of said head adjustment cams, a knock piece pivotally mounted between said cartridge guides; said knock piece being positioned for being moved by a one reel-type cartridge without built-in pinch roller when inserted between said cartridge guides, means operatively connecting said knock piece to said shaft for movement together to raise said pinch roller to said inserted cartridge, an adjusting shaft for said first head, and means operatively connecting said shaft to said cam changing means for changing the contact relation of said head change cams in relation to said head.

Claim 11

A tape player as set forth in claim 8, including a motor supported in said casing, a flywheel provided on said first capstan, a first belt wound between said motor and said flywheel, an intermediate wheel, a second belt would between said intermediate wheel and said flywheel; a small pulley provided on said reel shaft, a third belt wound between said intermediate wheel and said small pulley for driving said reel shaft.

Claim 12

A tape player as set forth in claim 6, including a pushbutton on said casing equipped with a sliding bar, a return spring connected to said sliding bar, a cam formed on said sliding bar, means operable by said cam capable of moving said rotary shaft for lowering said raised first pinch roller, an engaging piece provided at the tip of said sliding bar capable at the same time of moving the working piece thereby returning the pushed-forward working piece and said engaging piece fitted to said sliding bar at the same time is capable of pushing said engaging part fitted to said pushup bar which acts on said inclined plate fitted on said elevator, thereby restoring the engaged real relation between the part disengaged and said stop.