Recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Claim 2

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a disc shaped flexible record bearing medium having a mounting part, comprising: (a) rotation means for rotating said medium, said medium being mountable at the mounting part thereof on said rotation means; (b) pressing means for pressing the mounting part of the medium to mount the medium on said rotation means; (c) a head for recording and/or reproducing signals on or from the medium; (d) stabilizing means for stabilizing at least a portion of the medium when the medium is rotated by said rotation means, said stabilizing means being located on a side of said medium opposite to said head so as to stabilize an opposing state of the head to the medium; (e) movable support means common to said pressing means and to said stabilizing means; (f) an operation mechanism for operating said pressing means and said stabilizing means, said operation mechanism being operatively connected with said support means, and said operation mechanism acting on said support means according to the mounting of said medium to activate both the pressing means and the stabilizing means; and (g) means for separating the pressing means from the mounting part of the medium under a state in which the mounting of the medium on said rotation means has been completed.

Claim 3

The apparaptus according to claim 1, further comprising: a loading mechanism for loading the medium at a predetermined loading position within the apparatus, said operation mechanism being operatively associated with said loading mechanism for operating said pressing means and said stabilizing means in response to the loading of the medium.

Claim 4

The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said loading mechanism includes: first and second holder means for holding the medium, said first and second holder means being spaced apart from each other and movable to load the medium at said predetermined position, said pressing means and said stabilizing means being disposed between said first and said second holder means.

Claim 5

The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: positioning means for positioning said stabilizing means relative to the medium, said positioning means being provided on said support means.

Claim 6

The device according to claim 4, wherein said positioning means is adjustable relative to said support means to adjust the position of the stabilizing means relative to the medium.

Claim 7

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a disc shaped flexible record bearing medium having a center core and housed in a cassette, said cassette having a pair of windows opposed to each other, said apparatus comprising: (a) a loading mechanism for loading the cassette at a predetermined position for signal recording and/or reproduction; (b) a spindle driven by a motor and engageable with the center core of the medium; (c) a pressing member for pressing the center core of the medium to engage the center core with said spindle; (d) a head for recording signals on and/or reproducing signals from the medium, said head being arranged to gain access to the medium through a first one of said windows of the cassette; (e) a stabilizing member for stabilizing the medium relative to said head when the medium is rotated by said spindle, said stabilizing member being arranged to gain access to the medium through a second one of said windows of the cassette; (f) a movable support member common to said pressing member and said stabilizing member; (g) an operation mechanism for operating said pressing member and said stabilizing member, said operation mechanism being operatively connected with said support member, and said operation mechanism acting on the support member according to the loading of the cassette by the loading mechanism to shift both the pressing member and the stabilizing member: and (h) means for separating the pressing member from the center core of the medium under a state in which the mounting of the medium on said spindle has been completed.

Claim 8

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus using a disc shaped flexible record bearing medium having a center core and housed in a cassette, said cassette having a pair of windows opposed to each other, said apparatus comprising: (a) a loading mechanism for loading the cassette at a predetermined position for signal recording and/or reproduction; (b) a spindle driven by a motor and engageable with the center core of the medium; (c) a pressing member for pressing the center core of the medium to engage the center core with said spindle; (d) a head for recording signals on and/or reproducing signals from the medium, said head being arranged to gain access to the medium through a first one of said windows of the cassette; (e) a stabilizing member for stabilizing the medium relative to said head when the medium is rotated by said spindle, said stabilizing member being arranged to gain access to the medium through a second one of said windows of the cassette; (f) a movable support member common to said pressing member and said stabilizing member; (g) an operation mechanism for operating said pressing member and said stabilizing member, said operation mechanism being operatively connected with said support member, and said operation mechanism acting on the support member according to the loading of the cassette by the loading mechanism to shift both the pressing member and the stabilizing member: and (h) means for separating the pressing member from the center core of the medium under a state in which the mounting of the medium on said spindle has been completed.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said operation mechanism is operatively associated with said loading mechanism for operating said pressing member and said stabilizing member in response to the loading of the cassette.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said loading mechanism includes: a first and a second holders for holding said cassette, said holders being spaced apart from each other and movable to load the cassette at said predetermined position, said support member, said pressing member and said stabilizing member being disposed between said first and second holders.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said loading mechanism includes: a first and a second holders for holding said cassette, said holders being spaced apart from each other and movable to load the cassette at said predetermined position, said support member, said pressing member and said stabilizing member being disposed between said first and second holders.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising: a positioning member provided on said support member for positioning said stabilizing member relative to the medium.

Claim 13

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said positioning member is adjustable relative to said support member to adjust the position of said stabilizing member relative to the medium.

Claim 14

The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said spindle is rotatable about a fixed shaft having a top surface, said positioning member being engageable with the top surface of said shaft to position said stabilizing member relative to the medium.

Claim 15

The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said spindle is rotatable about a fixed shaft having a to surface, said positioning member being engageable with the top surface of said shaft to position said stabilizing member relative to the medium.