Tape recorder of magazine type

Claim 2

A tape recorder of the magazine type adapted to operate with a magazine of the kind equipped with two rotatable hubs for the supply and takeup of a magnetic tape enclosed therein, having a movable body provided with means for driving said tape in said magazine and movable between two extreme positions in response to insertion and withdrawal of said magazine into and out of said tape recorder, and a stationary casing movably supporting said movable body therein, said movable body carrying thereon a drive motor near a first end thereof, a capstan mounted in coaxial relation with a flywheel which is driven from said drive motor so as to drive said tape in said magazine, and reel shafts for causing rotation of said two hubs in said magazine, said casing carrying therein a magnetic head engageable with said tape in said magazine and a pinch roller for holding said tape between it and said capstan on said movable body so as to drive said tape in cooperation with said capstan; said tape recorder comprising means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end, which is remote from the side carrying said reel shafts, of said movable body in one end of said casing so that said movable body can make a linear movement at said first end in the moving direction of said magazine while making a pivotal movement about said first end with respect to said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion of said magazine through a magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 3

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, said means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end comprising a pin provided adjacent to said first end which is remote from said reel shaft side of said movable body, and an elongated slot provided adjacent to said one end of said casing for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 4

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, said means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end comprising a pin provided adjacent to said one end of said casing, and an elongated slot provided adjacent to said first end which is remote from said reel shaft side of said movable body for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 5

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, comprising means including a connecting member whose one end is engageable or connected with said supporting means and which is movable in the moving direction of said magazine with the insertion of said magazine, means for normally urging the reel shaft side of said movable body away from the major face of said magazine, means operative in response to the insertion of said magazine through a magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine, and magazine ejection means for ejecting said magazine by causing said movable body to move away from the major face of said magazine and thereby causing said connecting member to move toward said magazine insertion opening.

Claim 6

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 4, said means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end comprising a pin provided adjacent to said first end which is remote from said reel shaft side of said movable body, and an elongated slot provided adjacent to said one end of said casing for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 7

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 4, said means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end comprising a pin provided adjacent to said one end of said casing, and an elongated slot provided adjacent to said first end which is remote from said reel shaft side of said movable body for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 8

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 2, comprising means including a connecting member whose one end is engageable or connected with said pin and which is movable in the moving direction of said magazine with the insertion of said magazine, spring means connecting between a portion of said movable body adjacent to said pin and the magazine insertion opening side of said casing, and means operative in response to insertion of said magazine through the magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 9

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 3, comprising means including a connecting member whose one end is engageable or connected with said pin and which is movable in the moving direction of said magazine with the insertion of said magazine, spring means connecting between a portion of said movable body adjacent to said pin provided on said casing and the magazine insertion opening side of said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion of said magazine through the magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 10

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 2, comprising means including a connecting member whose one end is engageable or connected with said pin and which is movable in the moving direction of said magazine with the insertion of said magazine, spring means connecting between said connecting member and said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion of said magazine through the magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 11

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 3, coMprising means including a connecting member whose one end is engageable or connected with said pin and which is movable in the moving direction of said magazine with the insertion of said magazine, spring means connecting between said connecting member and said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion of said magazine through the magazine insertion opening to cause said reel shaft side of said movable body to move toward the major face of said magazine as said magazine is progressively inserted thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 12

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, comprising a pin provided on said movable body adjacent to the end near said reel shafts, and an arcuate slot provided in said casing for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 13

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, comprising a pin provided on said casing adjacent to said one end thereof, and an arcuate slot provided in said movable body adjacent to said first end remote from the reel shaft side thereof for guiding the movement of said pin.

Claim 14

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 1, said means for pivotally and linearly movably supporting said first end comprising a pivot point disposed in a plane passing substantially the center of the width of said tape contained in said magazine, and means for operatively connecting said first end of said movable body with said one end of said casing at the position of said pivot point.

Claim 15

A tape recorder of the magazine type adapted to operate with a magazine of the kind equipped with two rotatable hubs for the supply and takeup of a magnetic tape enclosed therein, having a movable body provided with means for driving said tape in said magazine and movable between two extreme positions in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine into and out of said tape recorder, and a stationary casing movably supporting said movable body therein, said movable body carrying thereon a drive motor, a capstan mounted in coaxial relation with a flywheel which is driven from said drive motor so as to drive said tape in said magazine, and reel shafts for causing rotation of said two hubs in said magazine, said casing carrying therein a magnetic head engageable with said tape in said magazine and a pinch roller for holding said tape between it and said capstan so as to drive said tape in cooperation with said capstan; said tape recorder comprising parallel spring means for vertically movably supporting said movable body in said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine to cause a vertical movement of said movable body carried by said parallel spring means thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine and releasing the driving engagement therebetween.

Claim 16

A tape recorder of the magazine type adapted to operate with a magazine of the kind equipped with two rotatable hubs for the supply and takeup of a magnetic tape enclosed therein, having a movable body provided with means for driving said tape in said magazine and movable between two extreme positions in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine into and out of said tape recorder, and a stationary casing movably supporting said movable body therein, said movable body carrying thereon a drive motor, a capstan mounted in coaxial relation with a flywheel which is driven from said drive motor so as to drive said tape in said magazine, and reel shafts for causing rotation of said two hubs in said magazine, said casing carrying therein a magnetic head engageable with said tape in said magazine and a pinch roller for holding said tape between it and said capstan so as to drive said tape in cooperation with said capstan; said tape recorder comprising parallel spring means for vertically movably supporting said movable body in said casing, and means operative in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine to cause a vertical movement of said movable body carried by said parallel spring means thereby establishing a driving engagement between said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body and the corresponding elements in said magazine and releasing the driving engagement therebetween.

Claim 17

A tape recorder of the magazine type adapted to operate with a magazine of the kind equipped with two rotatable hubs for the supply and takeup of a magnetic tape enclosed therein, having a movable body provided with means for driving said tape in said magazine and movable between two extreme positions in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine into and out of said tape recorder, and a stationary casing swingably supporting therein said movable body which is pivotal about a first end thereof with respect to said casing, said movable body carrying thereon a drive motor near said first end, a capstan mounted in coaxial relation with a flywheel which is driven from said drive motor so as to drive said tape in said magazine, and reel shafts for causing rotation of said two hubs in said magazine, said casing carrying therein a magnetic head engageable with said tape in said magazine and a pinch roller for holding said tape between it and said capstan on sAid movable body so as to drive said tape in cooperation with said capstan; said tape recorder comprising a roller member arranged to be engaged by one end of said magazine and urged to move within said casing along a plane including the major face of said magazine, spring means connecting between the free end of said movable body and a portion of said casing so as to normally urge said movable body toward the major face of said magazine, and a guide portion formed on said movable body so as to guide the movement of said rolling member over said movable body, whereby said movable body is once urged away from the major face of said magazine by the progressive movement of said rolling member resulting from the insertion of said magazine and is then restored to the original position when said magazine comes to a predetermined position so that said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body can be brought into driving engagement with the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 18

A tape recorder of the magazine type adapted to operate with a magazine of the kind equipped with two rotatable hubs for the supply and takeup of a magnetic tape enclosed therein, having a movable body provided with means for driving said tape in said magazine and movable between two extreme positions in response to the insertion and withdrawal of said magazine into and out of said tape recorder, and a stationary casing swingably supporting therein said movable body which is pivotal about a first end thereof with respect to said casing, said movable body carrying thereon a drive motor near said first end, a capstan mounted in coaxial relation with a flywheel which is driven from said drive motor so as to drive said tape in said magazine, and reel shafts for causing rotation of said two hubs in said magazine, said casing carrying therein a magnetic head engageable with said tape in said magazine and a pinch roller for holding said tape between it and said capstan on sAid movable body so as to drive said tape in cooperation with said capstan; said tape recorder comprising a roller member arranged to be engaged by one end of said magazine and urged to move within said casing along a plane including the major face of said magazine, spring means connecting between the free end of said movable body and a portion of said casing so as to normally urge said movable body toward the major face of said magazine, and a guide portion formed on said movable body so as to guide the movement of said rolling member over said movable body, whereby said movable body is once urged away from the major face of said magazine by the progressive movement of said rolling member resulting from the insertion of said magazine and is then restored to the original position when said magazine comes to a predetermined position so that said reel shafts and said capstan on said movable body can be brought into driving engagement with the corresponding elements in said magazine.

Claim 19

A tape recorder of the magazine type according to claim 15, in which said guide portion is in the form of a cam adapted to cause the above movement of said movable body.