| 摘要 |
<p>A method for automatically loading a use tape into a cassette of the kind comprising first, second and third shift blocks (80, 82, 84) mounted for sliding and rotating motion on a common axis. Each of the shift blocks has a guideway (126, 140, 192) for aligning tape to be spliced and means (136, 144, 196) for applying suction to hold a tape in the guideway. The three blocks are disposed along the common axis, and the first and third shift blocks are used to hold the two leaders, while the second shift block is used to hold the tape to be loaded. Means (212, 240, 328) are provided for shifting each block axially along the axis and additional means (270, 272, 52) are provided for rotating each block relative to the other on the axis. Also associated with the shift block assembly is a cutter mechanism (524) for severing a tape that extends between a pair of blocks.</p> |
