Patent ID: 7379263

Claim:
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus that is arranged to receive a tape cassette accommodating a tape recording medium that is selectively loaded thereto, the loaded tape cassette being selected from a plurality of different types of the tape cassettes in different sizes, the apparatus comprising: a rotating drum unit including a rotating head; and a plurality of loading poles which loading poles are configured to pull the tape recording medium of the loaded tape cassette out of the loaded tape cassette, wind the tape recording medium of the loaded tape cassette around the rotating drum unit, and form a tape path; a common loading pole moving mechanism that includes a common operations motor, and which is configured to move a common loading pole; and an individual loading pole moving mechanism that includes an individual operations motor, and is configured to move an individual loading pole; wherein the individual loading pole includes a first individual loading pole and a second individual loading pole; and the individual loading pole moving mechanism moves the first individual loading pole when the individual operations motor is rotated in a first rotating direction, and moves the second individual loading pole when the individual operations motor is rotated in a second rotating direction; wherein the loading poles include the common loading pole that is used when any one of the different types of tape cassettes is loaded; and the individual loading pole that is used when a predetermined type of tape cassette of the different types of the tape cassettes is loaded.