Claims
- 1. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels on which tape is wound, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member coupled to said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with said tape loading means, said brake means, and said reel driving means of said deck; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume tape loading, tape reel braking and playback modes all within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 2. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for allowing said master gear member to move while said main slide member remains stationary during a predetermined period and for driving at least one other gear member during said predetermined period.
- 3. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least one other gear member is coupled to a cassette loading means for loading a cassette for receiving said tape reels.
- 4. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least one other gear member is included in said pinch-roller driving means.
- 5. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said at least one other gear member is coupled to at least one guide member of said guide means.
- 6. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a gear portion and a smooth circumference portion are formed through predetermined angles on said master gear member, said master gear member drives said rack of said main slide member when said gear portion is engaged with said rack of said main slide member and said rack of said main slide member slides along said smooth circumference portion when said smooth circumference portion is positioned in opposition to said rack of said main slide member.
- 7. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a gear portion and a smooth circumference portion are formed through predetermined angles on said master gear member, said master gear member drives said rack of said main slide member when said gear portion is engaged with said rack of said main slide member and said rack of said main slide member slides along said smooth circumference portion when said smooth circumference portion is positioned in opposition to said rack of said main slide member.
- 8. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interlocking means comprises an interlocking portion consisting of an engaged pair of loading gears, cam gear teeth being formed on one side of said loading gears, and a loading gear driving portion formed in said main slide member and having gear teeth engaged with the cam gear teeth which are connectedly driven thereby and a slide surface for restraining the rotation of said cam gear teeth, so as to interlock said main slide member and said tape loading means.
- 9. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interlocking means comprises an interlocking portion consisting of a tension arm having a tension pole at one end thereof and an interlocking section at a second end thereof, a cam lever having an interlocking pin and one end of which is in elastic contact with said interlocking section and a multilevel cam portion formed in said main slide member, said multilevel cam portion being engaged with said interlocking pin, so as to interlock said main slide member and said tension arm.
- 10. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said tension pole is selectively moved between a tape pressing position, wherein said tension pole presses against the tape, and a position away from the tape pressing position.
- 11. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interlocking means comprises an interlocking portion consisting of an interlocked pair of main brake levers, an interlocking pin formed on one of said main brake levers and a multilevel cam portion formed in said main slide member, said interlocking pin being engaged with said multilevel cam portion so as to interlock said main slide member and said main brake levers.
- 12. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein, said interlocking means comprises a locking lever having a cam opening which is engagable with said interlocking pin so as to selectively disengage said interlocking pin from said multilevel cam portion to quickly operate said pair of main brake levers, a locking release lever coupled to said locking lever by said main slide member, and a rotation pin which is coupled to said motor and abuts against said locking release lever when said motor is rotated in reverse to push said locking release lever to a release position wherein said cam opening is not engaged with said interlocking pin.
- 13. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein at least one of said pair of main brake levers is coupled to a relay gear for driving said one of tape reels to selectively stop said relay gear.
- 14. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one of said pair of main brake levers is coupled to a relay gear for driving one of said tape reels to selectively stop said relay gear.
- 15. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said interlocking means comprises an interlocking portion consisting of two interlocked sub-brake levers, an interlocking pin formed on each of said sub-brake levers and multilevel cam portions formed in said main slide member, said multilevel cam portions being engaged with a respective one of said interlocking pins, so as to interlock said main slide member and said sub-brake levers.
- 16. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a capstan brake lever having an interlocking pin formed thereon and a multilevel cam portion formed in said main slide member, said multilevel cam portion being engaged with said interlocking pin.
- 17. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a rotary program switch for generating a switching signal for recognizing mode states according to the rotation angle of said master gear member, coupled to said master gear member.
- 18. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an indicator, for indicating the movement distance of said main slide member according to a mode change, formed in said main slide member to indicate a current operational mode of said deck based on a position of said main slide member.
- 19. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels on which tape is wound, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with said tape loading means, said brake means and said reel driving means of said deck;
- a rotary program switch for generating a switching signal for recognizing mode states according to the unique rotation angle of said master gear member as said master gear member rotates through a single revolution, said rotary program switch being coupled to said master gear member; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume tape loading, tape reel braking, and playback modes all within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 20. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of Said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member coupled to said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with at least said tape loading means, said reel driving means, and said brake means;
- scale markings formed on said main slide member, for indicating the movement distance of said main slide member according to a mode change, formed in said main slide member to indicate a current operational mode of said deck based on a position of said main slide member; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume tape loading, tape reel braking, and playback modes, all within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 21. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels on which tape is wound, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member coupled to said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with at least said reel driving means, said brake means, end said tape loading means, said interlocking means comprises two interlocked sub-brake levers which are biased into contact with reel driving tables of said tape reels by biasing means, an interlocking pin formed on each of said sub-brake levers and multilevel cam portions formed in said main slide member, said multilevel cam portions being engaged with a respective one of said interlocking pins, so as to interlock said main slide member and said sub-brake levers; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume tape loading, tape reel braking, and play back modes all within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 22. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels on which tape is wound, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member coupled to said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with at least said reel driving means, said brake means, and said tape loading means;
- a capstan brake lever having an interlocking pin formed thereon and a multilevel cam portion formed in said main slide member, said multilevel cam portion being engaged with said interlocking pin; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume tape loading, tape reel braking, and playback modes, all within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 23. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus having a deck which comprises a head drum, a capstan and a pinch roller which are rotated, reel driving means for selectively driving two tape reels on which tape is wound, brake means for selectively stopping the rotation of said two tape reels, tape loading means for loading tape between said two tape reels and onto said head drum, tension maintaining means for maintaining tension in the loaded tape, pinch-roller driving means for pressing the tape between said capstan and said pinch roller, and at least one guide means for guiding traveling tape, said apparatus further comprising:
- a motor;
- a master gear member coupled to said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;
- a main slide member having a rack formed thereon, said rack being coupled to said master gear member;
- interlocking means having a plurality of interlocking portions for interlocking said main slide member with said brake means, said interlocking means further comprises an interlocking portion consisting of an interlocked pair of main brake levers, an interlocking pin formed on one of said main brake levers and a multilevel cam portion formed in said main slide member, said interlocking pin being engaged with said multilevel cam portion so as to interlock said main slide member and said main brake levers, said interlocking means further comprises a locking lever having a cam opening which is engagable with said interlocking pin so as to selectively disengage said interlocking pin from said multilevel cam portion to quickly operate said pair of main brake levers, a locking release lever coupled to said locking lever by said main slide member, and a rotation pin which is coupled to said motor and abuts against said locking release lever when said motor is rotated in reverse to push said locking release lever to a release position wherein said cam opening is not engaged with said interlocking pin; and
- control means for controlling said motor, and thus said master gear member and said main slide member, in order to change the operational states of respective portions of the deck to assume a desired operational mode within a single rotation of said master gear member.
- 24. A magnetic recording and/or reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 23, wherein at least one of said pair of main brake levers is coupled to a relay a gear for driving one of said tape reels to selectively stop said relay gear.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 08/087,332 filed Jul. 8, 1993, now abandoned.
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