Patent ID: 7672078

Claim:
A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a leader tape having one end connected to a drive reel, a tape-pulling-out element connected to the other end of said leader tape, a tape-pulling-out element moving member for moving said tape pulling-out element into a tape cassette, a pulling-out element moving motor for operating said tape-pulling-out element moving member, a cassette holder for moving said tape cassette to a cartridge reel, a loading lever connected to said cassette holder, a loading motor for operating said loading lever, and a magnetic head for recording and reproducing into and from a tape, in which an end of said tape accommodated in said tape cassette has a coupling element, said coupling element is pulled out by said tape-pulling-out element and said tape is taken up around said drive reel, said magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprising a head cleaning mechanism for cleaning said magnetic head, wherein said head cleaning mechanism includes; a head brush portion for holding a brush portion, and a cam mechanism for changing a position of said head brush portion, said cam mechanism is operated by said tape-pulling-out element moving member operated by said pulling-out element moving motor and said loading lever operated by said loading motor.