RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS WITH FRONTAL INSERTION

摘要

A slot-loading apparatus for a playback and/or recording device comprising a front panel having a slot defining a path for inserting and ejecting a record element and a door operated responsive to the insertion and ejection of the element. The angle and height of insertion are independently controlled by providing a door unit having a curved section facing a curved portion of the slot in the front panel. The movement of the door relative to the slot can be effectively utilized to provide light indicators for the apparatus.