| 摘要 |
<p>The specification describes a cassette loading apparatus which comprises a movable housing which carries the cassette into engagement with the tape driving means, play back and recording components of the video machine, and a cassette transport mechanism which transports the cassette from its insertion or rest position into the housing, the cassette transport mechanism being self-powered by means of a drive motor which moves the transport mechanism and thereby the cassette inward from its insertion position to an intermediate position within the housing. The housing is then moved as a unit to carry the cassette into its operative position. An important feature of the invention is the ability to release a protective door provided on the front edge of the cassette to protect the tape, so that the tape is accessible to the tape recording and play-back components of the video machine, and to cause both the cassette to move to its operative position and the protecting door to be displaced free and clear of the cassette automatically as an incident to the housing carrying the cassette into its operative position.</p> |
