Cassette housing for magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus and method for manufacturing the same
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Aug 6, 1996
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Feb 23, 1995
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Jun 20, 1992
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A pivotable cassette housing for a magnetic recording and reproducing apparatus, comprising a pivotable bracket formed of a single metal plate, to have an integral construction, and a cassette holder mounted in the bracket and adapted to receive a tape cassette therein. The pivotable bracket has a pair of side walls and a pair of connecting portions integrally formed with the side walls and adapted to connect the side walls with each other, one of the connecting members having a cross section with a stepped shape and the other having a cross section with a shape having opposite protruded ends. Each of the side walls has a guide pin extending inwardly from an inner surface of the side wall and the cassette holder has a guide slot for receiving the guide pin, to mount the cassette holder in the bracket. The bracket is formed by blanking a single metal plate into a construction having a pair of side wall portions, a pair of connecting portions for connecting the side walls with each other, bending the side wall portions of the construction into a shape corresponding the side walls of the bracket, and forming a plurality of recesses at the resultant bent edges of the side wall portions, to produce a plurality of reinforcing support lugs at the bent edges.
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