Abstract: In a magnetic recording/reproducing device, a tape guide member draws out a magnetic tape from a tape cassette to form a tape path in a vicinity of a magnetic head, and a tape guide moving mechanism moves the tape guide member. The tape guide moving mechanism includes a driving force transmitting member which transmits a driving force from a drive source, and an arm member which supports the tape guide member and is arranged so that the arm member is rotated in accordance with an action of the driving force transmitting member. A hooking member is interlocked with the action of the driving force transmitting member and hooks the tape guide member after the arm member is rotated to a position where the tape path is formed.

Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus includes a rotating drum unit for recording data to a magnetic tape of a tape cassette or reproducing data recorded to the magnetic tape, a tape guiding member for pulling the magnetic tape out from the tape cassette for forming a tape path, a tape loading member for winding the magnetic tape around the rotating drum unit. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus further includes a tape guide moving mechanism having a driving force transmitting member configured to transmit a driving force, a supporting base configured to support the tape guiding member, a first arm member having one end rotatably connected to the supporting base via a first connecting pin, and a second arm member configured to connect the first arm part and the driving force transmitting part and configured to rotatably connect to the other end of the first arm member via a second connecting pin.