Tape loading device for a recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Claim 2

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus using an extractable tape shaped record bearing medium housed in a container having wind-up means for winding up the medium, said apparatus comprising: (A) signal recording and/or reproducing means for recording signals on and/or reproducing recorded signals from the medium; (B) loading means for loading said recording and/or reproducing means with the medium, said loading means being movable between a loading position in which a portion of the medium is outside the container and an unloading position; (C) guide means for guiding the medium at the outside of the container, said guide means being movable between a predetermined effective guiding position outside of the container and a predetermined ineffective guiding position inside of the container in response to the movement of said loading means between said loading position and said unloading position; (D) first drive means for moving said loading means between said loading position and said unloading position; (E) second drive means for causing the wind-up means to wind up the medium; and (F) control means for changing a moving speed of said loading means in response to the movement of the loading means.

Claim 3

The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means includes : a detecting member for detecting a movement range of said loading means which causes the movement of said guide means; and a control circuit for decreasing a driving speed of said first drive means in respose to said detecting member.

Claim 4

A video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a video tape cassette which houses a magnetic video tape and a pair of reels for winding up the tape, said apparatus comprising: (A) a rotary drum assembly having rotatable magnetic heads for recording video signals on and/or reproducing recorded video signals from the tape; (B) a tape loading mechanism for wrapping a portion of the tape around said drum assembly, said loading mechanism including at least one movable loading member which is movable between a predetermined loading position outside of the cassette and a predetermined unloading position inside of the cassette, said movable loading member passing through a predetermined intermediate position; (C) a tape guide mechanism for guiding a portion of the tape outside of the cassette, said guide mechanism including at least one movable guide member which is operatively associated with said loading mechanism and is movable between a predetermined effective guiding position outside of the cassette and a predetermined ineffective position inside of the cassette in response to the movement of said loading member between said intermediate position and said unloading position, the moving speed of the guide member being dependent upon the moving speed of the loading member between the intermediate position and the unloading position; (D) first driving means for driving said loading mechanism to move said loading member between said loading position and said unloading position; (E) second driving means for driving at least one of the reels to wind up the tape; and (F) control means for decreasing the moving speed of said loading member between said intermediate and said unloading positions.

Claim 5

A video signal recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a video tape cassette which houses a magnetic video tape and a pair of reels for winding up the tape, said apparatus comprising: (A) a rotary drum assembly having rotatable magnetic heads for recording video signals on and/or reproducing recorded video signals from the tape; (B) a tape loading mechanism for wrapping a portion of the tape around said drum assembly, said loading mechanism including at least one movable loading member which is movable between a predetermined loading position outside of the cassette and a predetermined unloading position inside of the cassette, said movable loading member passing through a predetermined intermediate position; (C) a tape guide mechanism for guiding a portion of the tape outside of the cassette, said guide mechanism including at least one movable guide member which is operatively associated with said loading mechanism and is movable between a predetermined effective guiding position outside of the cassette and a predetermined ineffective position inside of the cassette in response to the movement of said loading member between said intermediate position and said unloading position, the moving speed of the guide member being dependent upon the moving speed of the loading member between the intermediate position and the unloading position; (D) first driving means for driving said loading mechanism to move said loading member between said loading position and said unloading position; (E) second driving means for driving at least one of the reels to wind up the tape; and (F) control means for decreasing the moving speed of said loading member between said intermediate and said unloading positions.

Claim 6

The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control means includes; a detecting member for detecting that said loading means is positioned between said intermediate and said unloading positions; and a control circuit for decreasing the driving speed of said first drive means in response to said detecting member.