Patent ID: 6922306

Claim:
A tape recording and reproduction apparatus for recording data on and reproducing data from a tape, comprising: a post base to which a tape guide post is provided; a leaf spring member pressing said post base against a post base catcher; and a leaf spring member control part that presses said leaf spring member so that a gap for said post base to enter is formed between the post base catcher and said leaf spring member, and removes the press on said leaf spring member so that said leaf spring member presses said post base against the post base catcher, wherein: said post base is moved by a tape loading mechanism to be pressed against said post base catcher by said leaf spring member so that a vertical position of the tape guide post is determined, thereby forming a predetermined tape path when the tape is loaded; said leaf spring member control part presses said leaf spring member so as to form the gap when said post base moves to a side of the post base catcher which side opposes said leaf spring member; and said leaf spring member control part removes the press on said leaf spring member when said post base enters the gap between the post base catcher and said leaf spring member.