Patent ID: 7086516

Claim:
A clutch device for a recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising: a central shaft installed on a main chassis; a drive pulley having a cylindrical pulley holder portion, extending therefrom, said drive pulley rotatably connected to said central shaft; driving means operatively connected to the drive pulley for rotating the drive pulley; a gear in order to transmit the power received from the drive pulley to an idler gear; a cylindrical holder unit ascendable/descendible along the central shaft; and a clutch spring placed between the cylindrical pulley holder portion and the cylindrical holder unit for selectively transmitting power with a certain torque from the drive pulley to the gear in accordance with the rotational direction of the drive pulley; wherein the clutch spring includes an first contacting portion producing friction by contacting to an surface of the cylindrical pulley holder portion, an second contacting portion producing friction by contacting to an surface of the cylindrical holder unit and a connecting portion connecting the first contacting portion and the second contact portion and, wherein certain portions of the pulley holder portion and the near holder unit are formed so as to project out toward the clutch spring in order to contact with the clutch spring.