| 摘要 |
A tape playing apparatus for use with a plurality of endless magnetic tape cartridges which comprises a rotatable carriage provided with a holding device for radially holding two groups of cartridges in a manner such that one group is laid over the other group and offset to one another, a device for rotatably driving said carriage, a driving device for moving up and down the upper cartridges and the lower cartridges by a distance corresponding to the difference in level of the cartridges, first latch device for arresting rotation of the carriage to hold one of the cartridges in a predetermined position, a reciprocally movable deck provided with reproducing members such as a capstan, a magnetic head and the like for reproducing the cartridge in the play position, driving device for moving the deck into and from a reproducing station where the reproducing members play the cartridge in the play position and a non-reproducing station where the reproducing members are away from the cartridge, and a second latch device for holding the deck in the reproducing station.
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