Abstract:
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus has a reel disc device of parallel double-clutch type, suitable for driving a take-up reel. This parallel double-clutch type reel disc device comprises an upper reel disc part for engaging a take-up reel and rotating it in a direction to take up a magnetic recording tape. An intermediate reel disc part is disposed below the upper reel disc part and fitted rotatably and axially slidably on a shaft-form member formed integrally with the upper reel disc part, rotating power, from a driving means, turns the intermediate reel disc in the take-up direction. A lower reel disc part is disposed below the intermediate reel disc part and fitted on the shaft-form member to slide axially thereon, but to rotate unitarily therewith. First and second friction clutches are interposed respectively between the upper reel disc part and the intermediate reel disc part and between the intermediate and lower reel disc parts. The rotation of the intermediate reel, as driven at the time of recording or reproducing, is transmitted simultaneously by way of a first rotation transmission path through the first friction clutch means and a second rotation transmission path through the second friction clutch means, the lower reel disc part, and the shaft-form member to the upper reel disc part. The first and second rotation transmission paths have a mutually parallel relationship.
Abstract:
An automatic-tape-loading type, recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises means for drawing out a tape-form recording medium from a tape storing housing structure. The tape is automatically loaded along a specific tape path outside of the housing structure. The recording/reproducing of signals on/from the recording medium occurs while the tape is traveling along the specific tape path. Then the tape is restored into the tape storing housing structure. The means for the recording medium comprises a takeup reel disc for driving a takeup reel within the storing housing structure. A driving roller presses against and drives the takeup reel disc. A first locking means locks the driving roller in its pressed state for driving against the takeup reel disc in relation to the control manipulation used for placing the apparatus in the recording/reproducing mode and for unlocking the driving roller in response to changeover of the operation to stop mode. A second locking means is operated by drawing the tape out of the storing housing structure to lock the driving roller in its pressed state for driving against the reel disc and unlocking the driving roller when all of the recording medium has been returned into the storing housing. Even when the driving roller is unlocked by the first locking device, when control manipulation for the stop mode is effected, it continues to be held in a pressed state against the reel disc by the second locking device in its locking state, thereby to drive the reel disc.
Abstract:
An automatic tape loading type recording and/ or reproducing apparatus has a cylindrical tape guide including at least one rotating head. A ring-shaped structure encircles the tape guide structure and is driven in clockwise and counterclockwise motion. Tape is drawn out and the ring-shaped structure operates to move, under the guidance of a pair of arm members, to draw a tape out of a housing structure such as a cassette. A lock means separates the tape drawing out and guiding means and locks the same with the ring-shaped structure at a position to which it has revolved. Tape pulling around and guiding means moves together with the revolution of the ring-shaped structure to engage the tape, which has been drawn out of the housing. The tape is formed into a loop of approximately triangular shape. The ring-shaped structure continues to revolve further to pull around the tape and wrap the same around the peripheral surface of the cylindrical tape guide structure over a specific wrap angle.