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US5054015A
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Tape recorder with disc player
Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-10-24
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Granted: 1991-10-01
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Expires: 2009-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A tape recorder provided with a disc player, wherein a tape cassette accommodating portion is formed within a case, a tape winding reel shaft is provided in a position opposite to a hub on the tape winding side of a compact tape cassette to be engaged with the tape cassette accommodating portion, and a turntable for driving a disc is provided in a position opposite to the hub on the tape feed side, thereby to make it possible to reproduce the 8 cm CD disc although it is almost the same in size as the conventional headphone type of tape recorder.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Tsukihashi
- 👤 Tadashi Hitomi
- 👤 Yoshiaki Tsubokura
- 👤 Takeshi Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:26
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B13/00; G11B25/00; G11B25/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A tape recorder provided with a disc player, comprising: a case body; a disc accommodating portion formed within the case body; a tape transporting body having at least one tape reel shaft mounted thereon, said tape transporting body being pivotally mounted on the case body so as to cover the disc accommodating portion; a turn table arranged within the disc accommodating portion; and a clamper disposed at the bottom surface of the tape transporting body at a position opposite to the turn table when said tape transporting body covers said disk accommodating portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A tape recorder provided with a disc player, comprising: a case body; a disc accommodating portion formed within the case body; a tape transporting body having at least one tape reel shaft mounted thereon, said tape transporting body being pivotally mounted on the case body so as to cover the disc accommodating portion; a turn table arranged within the disc accommodating portion; and a clamper disposed at the bottom surface of the tape transporting body at a position opposite to the turn table when said tape transporting body covers said disk accommodating portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein said at least one tape reel shaft is positioned for engagement with a hub provided in a tape cassette and said tape transporting body further includes a transmission mechanism for selectively transmitting a driving force to the tape reel shaft in the tape transporting body, and a reel shaft driving means provided at one side of the case body to connect the transmission mechanism with the reel shaft driving means when the tape transporting body is located at a tape reproducing position close to the disc accommodating portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein said tape transporting body further includes means for driving a cassette tape in the tape transporting body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 1, further including means for connecting the clamper with the tape reel shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
72 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein the tape transporting body includes a tape cassette holder and an auxiliary chassis, said tape cassette holder and auxiliary chassis are separate and movable relative to each other to provide access to the disc accommodating portion when said tape cassette holder is moved to a position for removing a tape cassette, and the clamper is located at the bottom of the auxiliary chassis.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 1, wherein said tape transporting body includes a tape cassette holder, an auxiliary chassis and a transmission mechanism for selectively transmitting a driving force to each of two tape reel shafts on the auxiliary chassis, a tape reel shaft drive means at one side of the case body, and, when the tape cassette holder is disposed to cover the disk accommodating portion at a position for reproducing a tape, the tape reel shafts of the auxiliary chassis are engaged with hubs of a tape cassette being supported by the tape cassette holder, and the transmission mechanism is connected with the tape reel shaft drive means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 5, wherein a tape reel shaft for engaging with a hub of a cassette tape and means for driving the tape reel shaft are provided on the auxiliary chassis, and the tape reel shaft of the auxiliary chassis is engaged with the hub of a tape cassette being supported by the tape cassette holder when the tape cassette holder is at a tape reproducing position close to the disc accommodating portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 7, wherein a fly wheel and a means for driving the fly wheel are also provided in the auxiliary chassis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The tape recorder as defined in claim 5, wherein a tape reel shaft for engaging with a hub of a cassette tape is provided in the auxiliary chassis and further including means for connecting the clamper with the tape reel shaft.
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