Centering mechanism for multi-cassette loading/unloading system
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Aug 4, 1998
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Oct 9, 1996
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Jan 4, 1996
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A centering mechanism for centering cassettes in a defined location in a housing of a cassette loading/unloading system for recording/playback apparatus, each of the cassettes having a shell with a bottom face and an information carrier within the shell, and each of the cassettes having a similar cavity with a standard profile on the bottom face of the cassette which provides access to the information carrier. The centering mechanism includes a centering tab and a movable tab support, the centering tab being supported by the tab support in a cassette centering position projecting vertically above a bottom wall of the housing where it is located to be received in a cavity of a cassette placed in the defined location in the housing and in a non-interfering position free and clear of the housing and cassette, the centering tab defining a profile which approximately matches the standard profile of the cassette cavity, and a member which is connected to move the tab support and displace the centering tab between its cassette centering position and its non-interfering position during loading/unloading operations so that the centering mechanism does not interfere with recording/playback of information on the information support.
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