Recording or reproducing apparatus

摘要

A recording or reproducing apparatus wherein a first chassis to which a head is secured and a second chassis on which a recording medium is to be mounted are overlappingly disposed is arranged as follows: After a tape-shaped recording medium is mounted on the apparatus, when the tape moves toward the head according to an action of abutting the tape against the head, a force for moving the second chassis is applied to the inside of a plane defined by four points of four slide guide shafts on the second chassis. Further, the second chassis is arranged to be guided at two points which are diagonally located among the four points.