Patent ID: 6064545
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording and/or reproducing system, comprising a recording and/or reproducing device and a cassette which is insertable into the device,the cassette comprising a cassette housing having at least one main wall; a supply reel in the housing, rotatable about an axis transverse to said at least one main wall; a length of tape wound at least partially on the supply reel, the tape having one end connected to the reel; a coupling element connected to the other end of the tape; and positioning means for retaining the coupling element in a coupling position, andthe device comprising:a device housing,means defining an insertion path along which the cassette can be inserted into a compartment within the device housing for receiving the cassette,a rotationally drivable take-up reel for taking up the tape,a pull-out element connected to one end of a pull-out tape, the other end of the pull-out tape being connected to the take-up reel,holding means for holding the pull-out element in a standby position, andactuating means for producing relative movement, in a first direction of movement transverse to the main walls of the cassette, between the cassette and said device pull-out element during a portion of movement along said insertion path,characterized in that the device further comprises means movably connecting said holding means to said housing, for permitting relative movement between said holding means and said housing in a said direction of movement transverse to said first direction of movement, andsaid coupling element and said pull-out element together comprise coupling means for automatically coupling the elements together during said relative movement, said coupling element being disposed in its coupling position by said positioning means, and the pull-out element being held in its standby position by said holding means.