Patent ID: 6185064
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: F16H,G11B

Abstract:
A tape player comprising:a first slide plate sliding under guidance from a movable pin engaging a first groove provided in a disk-shaped cam for a cassette tape carry in/out operation;a second slide plate resiliently connected to the first slide plate through an elastic body to follow the sliding of the first slide plate;a slider for holding a cassette tape, said slider movable in an opposite direction to the sliding;a detecting lever detecting an engaged position of the second slide plate with respect to the detecting lever for a cassette tape carry-in operation; anda switch for actuating a motor, the detecting lever adapted to activate the switch to carry in the cassette tape in response to the detection of the engaged position of the slide plate,wherein when both the first and second slide plates are moved to predetermined positions the detecting lever is biased to return from the engaged position to an original position apart from the second slide plate.