Mode-switching linkage for a tape cassette apparatus

摘要

A tape recorder or player having a central drive wheel and pivotable fast mode and normal mode idler arms. A switching lever pivots from a rest position to a first operative position to permit central drive wheel rotation to swing the fast mode idler against either reel drive spindle, or to a second operative position to enable normal mode idler operation. The head slide is also coupled to the lever in the operating position, and a control device limits lever movement to the first position for fast mode use.