Cassette tape player having supply and take-up motors positioned vertically above a cassette receiving mechanism

Claim 1

A motor arrangement for a slot-in type cassette type player for an automobile audio set, said cassette tape player comprising: a player chassis extending generally horizontally; a vertical front panel connected to said chassis to form a player structure, said front panel having a cassette insertion aperture therein; receiving means, inclined with respect to horizontal and having its upper most inclined portion oriented at said insertion aperture, for receiving a cassette having a supply reel hub and a take-up reel hub from outside said player structure, said receiving means being pivotable to pivot said cassette to load it in a substantially horizontal position; cassette drive means positioned vertically above said cassette receiving means, said drive means including a supply reel motor and a take-up reel motor, each positioned over a respective hub of the cassette when loaded in said horizontal position; and gearing means for providing direct drive between said motors and said cassette, including a supply reel shaft and a take-up reel shaft extending vertically downward from said supply reel motor and said take-up reel motor into said supply reel hub and said take-up reel hub, respectively, of the cassette loaded in said substantially horizontal position.