Abstract: A motor arrangement for a cassette tape player is provided which comprises a player chassis and a receiving mechanism for receiving a cassette within the chassis in a substantially horizontal position. The cassette has a supply reel hub and a take-up reel hub therein. A cassette drive motor is positioned vertically above the cassette receiving mechanism, and a gearing mechanism transmits the driving force of the supply reel motor and the take-up reel motor to perform the tape supply and tape take-up operations of the received cassette.

Abstract: A new cassette tape player shifts its head, with a simple mechanism, from a play-back position to a fast forwarding position which allows detection of blank areas between recorded musical performances. The tape player has a pair of slide cam plates in the chassis. When either one of the slide cam plate moves, the head takes a play-back position. Movement of both cam plates slightly retracts the head while maintaining a tape contact. The tape runs in a fast-forwarding mode, permitting the detection of the blank areas between the recorded musical performances. In cooperation with the slide cam plates, a switch mechanism ensures that a reproducing function of the switch is maintained during the above mentioned shift.

Abstract: A new tape player capable of playing a normal magnetic tape and a chrome tape. A selector lever is pivotally provided in the chassis. The lever has, at its one end, a bent probe portion. This bent probe portion is urged to come into engagement with a chrome tape indicating aperture to ensure that an electric circuit for a chrome tape is turned on.

Abstract: A new cassette tape player is provided. It comprises a cassette holder, an actuator arm pivotally disposed within the chassis, a slide plate which moves with the rotation of the actuator arm, a hook plate to lock the slide plate at a locking position, and a cassette positioning lever to rotate upon completion of actuator arm to ensure that the cassette received in the cassette holder is properly positioned. The hook plate is also provided with means for damping a shock inflicted thereon.

Abstract: A player for magnetic tape recordings is provided, which comprises a cartridge holder adapted to receive therein a cartridge, guide grooves for guiding the holder, an ejecting member adapted to depress the holder and an ejecting mechanism for releasing the cartridge. The ejecting member is in the form of a lever. The ejecting mechanism serves to separate the lever from the holder with the advancement of the holder to retain the lever at an upper position separately from the cartridge holder, and to release the lever simultaneously with the starting of ejecting operation. Thus, the cartridge holder is pushed downward and ejected for removal. The player also includes two grooves intersecting each other at an angle of 90.degree. to 180.degree. on a line extending from the lever. These grooves serve to guide therealong both end of the ejecting lever to cause an arcuate movement of the lever.

Abstract: A player for magnetic tape recordings is provided which comprises a cartridge holder adapted to receive therein a cartridge, a guide mechanism adapted to advance the holder in a horizontal state or slantwise state and move vertically the whole or a part of the holder at the final stage of the cartridge receiving operation. The player also includes a head adapted to be inserted into an opening of the cartridge at a position where the advancement of the cartridge is stopped. The head is mounted on the leading edge of the holder such that they are movable in integral fashion. The head can be preset at a position which permits selection of musical performances simultaneously with insertion of the cartridge into the holder. The head is thereafter set at the playback position.

Abstract: A tape player is provided comprising at least two grooves provided in the side plate of a chassis, and a guide member provided on the side of a cartridge holder for insertion thereof into the grooves. Each of the grooves includes a horizontal portion and a vertical portion contiguous to the leading edge thereof. According to such an arrangement, the cartridge inserted in the holder is permitted to advance in a horizontal state in the chassis and move in a vertical direction at the front end of the horizontal portion. The point of turning of the cartridge holder is placed in the interior of a cartridge so that the holder is moved to a horizontal state without increasing the amount of movement thereof.

Abstract: A cassette tape player suitable for use in automobile audio systems is provided. A receptacle for a cassette is movably mounted in a chassis at an angle with respect to the chassis bottom. A guide mechanism serves to first translate the receptacle in the oblique position and then turn the receptacle about its trailing edge to place the receptacle in a horizontal position. The guide is designed such that the capstan receiving opening in the cassette in the receptacle is maintained in constant alignment with the capstan during change of the receptacle from the oblique to the horizontal position, avoiding cassette damage and capstan deformation. Electric controls are accommodated in the space between the receptacle and the chassis bottom.

Abstract: A new type of cassette player is provided. The general structure includes a chassis, a receptacle for a cassette, a guide for the receptacle, and reel shafts. The cassette receptacle is movably mounted on the chassis at an oblique position with respect to the main surface of the chassis. The guide translates the receptacle in the oblique position and then turns the receptacle about its trailing edge to place it in a position parallel to the chassis main surface. The reel shafts connected to drive means is adapted to be initially retracted with respect to the path of the receptacle, but be moved into the corresponding reel hubs of the cassette when the receptacle is turned into the parallel position. The space required for cassette loading can be reduced in this new structure.