JPS6141151Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a tape recorder, particularly a tape recorder for microcassettes.

Conventionally, in a microcassette, pinch rollers were inserted into the windows at both the left and right ends, and a recording/playback magnetic head was inserted into the central window, and the magnetic head was also provided with a tape guide. Therefore, the tape is not moved in the vertical direction by the pinch roller and the tape guide. However, when trying to perform auto-reverse using a microcassette, the magnetic heads are placed in the left and right windows, and the tape guide in the center is eliminated, making it easier for the tape to move vertically, resulting in wow and flutter. becomes more likely to occur.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to turn the head into a cassette window.
When inserted, the tape guide of the base to which the head is attached is inserted into the center window of the cassette and guides the tape in the center, thereby preventing vertical movement of the tape and providing a tape recorder capable of faithful recording and playback. It is in.

Next, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a first chassis (hereinafter simply referred to as chassis), 2 to 4 are a capstan motor, a reel drive motor, and a mechanical control motor attached to the chassis 1, and the reel drive motor 3 is a motor mounting plate 3'. It is attached to the chassis 1 via. 5 is a solenoid attached to the chassis 1; 6 has fan-shaped teeth 6a at one end, a connecting part 6b connected to the suction rod 5a of the solenoid 5 at the other end, and an intermediate part is pivotally supported on the chassis 1. The first sector gear 7 has a sector-shaped tooth part 7a that meshes with the tooth part 6a of the first sector gear 6 at one end, and a connecting part 7 that is connected to a pin 8a of a link 8, which will be described later, at the other end.
8 is an L-shaped link whose intermediate part is pivotally supported by the pin 1a of the first chassis 1, and the other end is an L-shaped link. A large gear 9 and a small gear 10, which are two-stage gears,
is pivoted. The small gear 10 is located on the back surface of the chassis 1, and the small gear 9 projects from the hole 1b of the chassis 1 to the upper surface side. Reference numeral 11 denotes a spring whose helical portion is fitted into the bearing portion of the link 8, and one end of which is engaged with the link 8 and the other end of which is engaged with a locking piece 3'a formed on the motor mounting plate 3'. ,
The link 8 is always biased counterclockwise. Therefore, the second sector gear 7 rotates clockwise, and the second sector gear 6
is given a rotational force in the counterclockwise direction. As a result, the suction rod 5a of the solenoid 5 is in a pulled out state.

A worm gear 12 is pivotally supported by a pin 1c of the chassis 1, and a spur gear 13 is physically formed at the lower end of the worm gear. Then, when the solenoid 5 described above is energized and the link 8 is rotated, the small gear 9 and the spur gear 13 are brought into mesh with each other. Reference numeral 14 denotes an auxiliary chassis fixed to the chassis 1, on which a gear 15 that meshes with the worm gear 12 described above is pivotally supported. A pulley 16 is integrally formed on the side of the auxiliary chassis 14 of this gear 15, and four protrusions 15a are formed on the front side. Reference numeral 17 denotes a gear pivotally supported by the auxiliary chassis 14, and a pulley 18 is integrally formed on the auxiliary chassis 14 side, and a belt 19 is wound between this pulley 18 and the pulley 16. Reference numeral 20 denotes a rotating arm rotatably supported by the auxiliary chassis 14, to which a rotational force in the counterclockwise direction is constantly applied by a coil spring 21. and rotating arm 20
The protruding piece 20a is the bent piece 14a of the auxiliary chassis 14.
is in contact with. 22 is the above-mentioned rotating arm 2
The switch operating rod is fixed at the midpoint of 0, and when the rotating arm 20 is rotated clockwise to some extent against the spring force of the spring 21, the switch described later is operated. Reference numeral 23 denotes a cassette feed roller pivotally supported at the tip of the rotating arm 20, and a gear 24 is integrally formed on the side of the auxiliary chassis 14 and meshes with the gear 18 described above. 2
5 is a switch attached to chassis 1,
Insert cassette A, the tip of cassette A will come into contact with the feed roller 23, and the rotating arm 20 will be moved by the spring 21.
When the switch is rotated clockwise against the pressure, the switch is closed by the switch operating rod 22, and the solenoid 5 and the reel drive motor 3 are energized.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a shaft stretched between the auxiliary chassis 14 and a protrusion 3'b formed on the mounting plate 3' of the reel stand driving motor 3, and the press-down plate 27 and the press-up plate 28 are pivotally supported. ing. The push-down plate 27 and the push-up plate 28 are provided facing each other, and are located at the entrance path of the cassette A sent by the feed roller 23. Projection piece 27a of push-down plate 27
A spring 29 is stretched between the protruding piece 14b of the auxiliary chassis and the push-down plate 27 is always biased clockwise. A stopper 27b formed at the tip of the push-down plate 27 is brought into contact with the projection 14c of the auxiliary chassis 14. On the other hand, the push-up plate 28 is similarly biased clockwise by a coiled spring 30 inserted through the shaft 26. A stopper 28 is formed behind the push-up plate 28.
The position of a is regulated by abutting against the chassis 1. Note that one end of the coil spring 30 is locked to a locking piece 3'c formed on the motor mounting plate 3', and the other end is locked to a stopper 28a. In this state, the cassette A sent by the feed roller 23 enters between the push-down plate 27 and the push-up plate 28. A slide control plate 31 is slidably attached to the side surface of the push-down plate 27, and is always urged forward (to the left in the figure) by a spring 32 stretched between the two. Further, at the rear end of this slide control plate 31, there is formed a stopper 31a against which the leading end of the cassette A that enters comes into contact, and an engaging protrusion 31b that engages with the protrusion 15a of the gear 15 described above.
is formed. The stopper 31a of the slide control plate 31 is connected to the push-down plate 27 and the push-up plate 28.
It is inserted between. On the other hand, a gear 33 is attached to the output shaft of the reel drive motor, and this gear 33 and the large gear 1 described above are connected to each other.
0 are always engaged on the lower surface of the chassis 1.

When the cassette A is inserted in FIG. 4, the tip of the cassette A comes into contact with the feed roller 23, and the rotating arm 20 is rotated counterclockwise against the spring force, so that the gears 24 and 18 are rotated. engaged,
The switch operating rod 23 then presses the switch 25 to close its contact. As a result, the solenoid 5 and the reel drive motor 3 are energized, the suction rod 5a of the solenoid 5 is attracted, and the gear 33 is rotated. When the suction rod 5a is attracted, the arm 8 is rotated clockwise via the sector gears 6 and 7 against the spring force, so that the small gear 9 is meshed with the spur gear 13. Note that at this time, the gear 33 and the large gear 10 remain meshed. Therefore, the rotational force of the gear 33 is transmitted to the worm gear via the large gear 10 and the spur gear 13, thereby rotating the gear 15. When the gear 15 is rotated, the gear 17 is rotated via the belt 19, and therefore the feed roller 23 is rotated via the gear 24 in the direction of movement of the cassette A. As a result, the cassette A enters between the push-down plate 27 and the push-up plate 28 due to friction with the feed roller 23. The tip of cassette A is the slide control plate 3.
1, the slide control plate 31 moves forward against the spring force of the spring 32, and the engagement protrusion 31b engages with the protrusion 15a of the gear 15. As a result, the rotational force of the gear 15 is transferred to the protrusion 1
5a, slide control plate 3 via engagement protrusion 31b
1 is converted into a counterclockwise rotational force, the slide control plate 31 is attached and the push-down plate 27 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 26 as a fulcrum. Accordingly, the push-up plate 28 is also rotated counterclockwise via the cassette A, and the cassette A is lowered and engaged with a reel stand to be described later. That is, cassette A is set in the tape recorder. In this state, a switch (not shown) operates to cut off the power to the solenoid 5. Therefore, the link 8 is rotated counterclockwise by the spring force of the spring 11, so that the sector gears 6 and 7 return to their original states, and the large gear 10 meshes with an intermediate gear 34, which will be described later. Further, at this time, the power supply to the reel drive motor 3 is also temporarily cut off and stopped until the next command is given.

Reference numeral 34 denotes an intermediate gear that meshes with the large gear 10 described above, and both gears 10 and 34 mesh when the solenoid 5 is not energized. 35 is a two-stage large gear that meshes with the intermediate gear 34, and a small gear 36 is integrally formed therein. and small gear 3
6 protrudes from the hole 1d of the chassis 1. 3
Reference numeral 7 denotes a swinging arm whose one end is pivotally supported on the chassis 1, and a gear 38 which is constantly meshed with the small gear 36 described above is pivotally supported on the rear surface of the tip end. Reference numerals 39 and 40 designate reel stands having gears 39a and 40a formed on their outer peripheries to selectively mesh with the gear 38 described above.

When the reel drive motor 3 is driven with the solenoid 5 in a de-energized state and the large gear 10 attached to the arm 8 meshing with the intermediate gear 34, the gear 33, the large gear 10, the intermediate gear 34, A gear 38 pivotally supported by a swing arm 37 is rotated via a large gear 35 and a small gear 36. At this time, the swing arm 37 is rotated by the gear 3 depending on the rotation direction of the pinion 36.
6, 38 causes it to swing in the left-right direction in FIG. Therefore, the gear 38 is meshed with one of the gears 39a and 40a of the reel stands 39 and 40. That is, if the small gear 36 rotates clockwise, the gear 38 retreats counterclockwise, but at this time, the swinging arm 37 swings clockwise, causing the gear 38 and the gear 40a of the reel stand 40 to mesh with each other. do. Also small gear 3
6 rotates counterclockwise, the gear 38 meshes with the gear 39a of the reel stand 39. Therefore, depending on the rotation direction of the reel drive motor 3, the reel stand 3
Either 9 or 40 rotates.

Reference numerals 41 and 42 designate flywheels that are pivotally supported on the back surface of the chassis 1, and their rotating shafts protrude from the top surface of the chassis 1 as capstan shafts 41a and 42a. 43 is a pulley fixed to the output shaft of the capstan motor 2, and this pulley 4
3, a belt 44 is wound between the flywheels 41 and 42. Therefore, by driving the capstan motor 2, the capstan shafts 41a and 42a are rotated.

Reference numerals 45 and 46 designate pinch roller units, and a pair of the pinch roller units are arranged opposite to the above-mentioned capstan shafts 41a and 42a. The pinch roller unit 45 on the right side will be explained below, but the pinch roller unit 46 on the left side also has the same alpha alphabet as the pinch roller unit 45 on the right side, indicating the same member. The pinch roller unit 45 includes a base 45a made of synthetic resin, a reproducing magnetic head 45b fixed to the base 45a,
It is composed of a support frame 45d that pivotally supports the pinch roller 45c. To be more specific, base 4
5a is integrally formed with a tape guide 45e facing the central window of the cassette A and for preventing the tape from moving up and down, and a mounting boss 45 of the head 45b.
f is formed. One end of the head 45b is screwed to the boss 45f of the base 45a, and the other end is connected to the screw 45 through the spring 45g.
It is secured with screws at h. In addition, spring 45g
The purpose of this adjustment is to adjust the azimuth of the head 45b, which can be done by turning the screw 45h. A hole 45i for a mounting pin is formed in the center of the support frame 45d, through which a pin 45j is inserted, and its lower end is fitted and fixed into the hole 1e of the chassis 1. A spring 45k is inserted through this pin 45j, and one end is locked to the base end of the support frame 45d, and the other end is locked to the protruding piece 45l of the base 45a. Therefore, the support frame 45d is always urged counterclockwise by the spring 45k, and the proximal end of the support frame 45d touches the stopper 45m of the base 45d.
is in contact with. Note that 45n is a tape guide attached to the head 45b. 47 is the reel stand 39, 40 and the pinch roller unit 4 described above.
A triangular stopper made of synthetic resin is provided approximately in the middle of bases 45a and 46 to restrict rotation of bases 45a and 46a. That is, when the bases 45a, 46a are rotated about the pins 45j, 46j by the means described later, the bases 45a, 46a come into contact with the triangular bottom corners of the stopper 47,
Its rotation is regulated.

Reference numeral 48 is a bevel gear having teeth formed on the outer periphery of its upper surface, and is meshed with a gear 49 fixed to the output shaft of the mechanical control gear 4. 50 is a bevel gear 4
8 and a small gear integrally formed, 51 is a gear 50
52 is a small gear integrally formed with the large gear 51; 53 is a large gear meshed with the small gear 52; 54 is a small gear integrally formed with the large gear 53; This small gear 54 is a gear and projects from the upper surface of a hole 55c of a second chassis 55, which will be described later.

55 is the three pillars 1 installed on the chassis 1
A cassette guide part 55a which is a second chassis screwed to f and constitutes an insertion part for cassette A.
and a member attachment portion 55b for attaching various members to be described later. A hole 55c is formed in the member attachment portion 55b, and a gear 56 that meshes with the small gear 54 protruding from the hole 55c is attached. A guide protrusion 56a is integrally formed at an eccentric position on the upper surface of the gear 56. In addition, the swing plate 5 is attached to the member mounting portion 55b.
7 is pivotally supported, and a notch 5 formed in a part
7a is engaged with the guide protrusion 56a of the gear 56 described above. 58, 59 are long holes 58a, 58b and 59a, 59 formed near both ends of the three protrusions 55d implanted in the second chassis 55, respectively.
b is inserted into a sliding control plate, and springs 60 and 61 are stretched between the protrusions 55d at both ends and the respective protrusions 58c and 59c, so that the respective control plates 58 and 59 are opposed to each other. It is biased in the direction.
Further, at the opposite ends of the control plates 58 and 59, a protrusion 57b is provided at the end of the swing plate 57 described above.
Hook portions 8d and 59d are formed to engage with the
When the gear 56 is rotated counterclockwise and the swing plate 57 is rotated counterclockwise, the control plate 58 is moved to the left in FIG. 3 against the spring force of the spring 60, and the gear 56 is rotated counterclockwise. When rotated clockwise, the control plate 59 is moved to the right against the spring force of the spring 61. Further, protrusions 58e and 59e formed on the control plates 58 and 59
Projections 45c and 4 formed on the support frames 45d and 46d of the pinch roller units 45 and 46 described above.
6c, and the protrusions 45c, 46c are connected to the control plates 58, 5, respectively.
The shoulder portions 58f and 59f of 9 are in contact with each other. Therefore, the support frame 45d is biased clockwise by the spring force of the spring 62 with the pin 45j as a fulcrum, and the protrusion 45o restricts the position in which it abuts against the shoulder 58f of the control plate 58. As a result of the above-described operation of the control plate 58, the spring 6 is activated as shown in FIG.
When sliding against the spring force of 0, the shoulder portion 58f naturally
Since the spring 62 also moves, the spring 62 is attached to the support frame 45d.
The clockwise rotational force due to the spring force is applied,
Therefore, the base 45a is rotated until it comes into contact with the stopper 47. In this state, the pinch roller unit 45c lightly contacts the capstan shaft 41a, and the head 45b slides against the tape _A1 . Even after the support frame 45d comes into contact with the stopper 47, the control plate 58 moves further, so the support frame 45d is rotated clockwise by the spring force of the spring 62 using the pin 45j as a fulcrum. The pinch roller 45c is rotated against the
is pressed against the capstan shaft 41a by the difference between the spring forces of the spring 45k and the spring 62.

On the other hand, when the control plate 59 slides, the base 46a is rotated counterclockwise by the same operation as described above, the head 46b is brought into sliding contact with the tape _A1 , and the pinch roller 46c is brought into contact with the spring 46k. It is pressed against the capstan shaft 42a by the force due to the difference between the spring force of the spring 63 and the spring force of the spring 63.

Note that the long holes 58 formed in the control plates 58 and 59
a, 59a has an adjustment hole 58 that communicates therewith.
g, 59g are formed respectively, and the control plate 5
When 8 and 59 slide, the heads of azimuth adjustment screws 45h and 46h and adjustment holes 58g and 59
g matches. Therefore, in this state, the head 45d
Alternatively, the azimuth of 46b can be adjusted.

Further, one end of each of two springs 11 and 30 is engaged with the mounting plate 3' to which the reel driving motor 3 is attached, and the two springs 11 and 30 are engaged in one direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 2) with respect to the mounting plate 3'. Since a spring force is applied to the screws, loosening of the screws due to vibrations of the motor is less likely to occur, and therefore the motor 3 can be securely fixed to the chassis 1.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, a device for controlling the pinch roller units 45 and 46 is incorporated into the second chassis 55, and by screwing the second chassis 55 to the first chassis 1, the pinch roller unit 45 can be controlled. , 46, it is possible to assemble the two devices separately, making the assembly work easier.

Next, the operation will be explained based on the above configuration.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the cassette A is inserted through the cassette guide portion 55a of the second chassis 55, the tip of the cassette A comes into contact with the feed roller 23 and is pushed down by the feed roller 23. It is rotated clockwise against the spring force, and the switch operating rod 22 presses the switch 25 to close it. When the switch 25 is closed, the solenoid 5 is energized, so the link 8 is rotated through the sector gears 6 and 7 against the spring force of the spring 11, and the pinion 9 is meshed with the gear 13. Ru. Further, since the reel drive motor 3 is driven by closing the switch 25, the gear 33 is rotated, and the worm gear 12 is rotated via the small gear 9 and the gear 13 described above. Therefore, gear 15 is rotated, and gears 17 and 24 are rotated via belt 16. As a result, the feed roller 23 rotates and the cassette A is fed inward by friction with the feed roller 23. Then, when the cassette A advances and comes into contact with the stopper 31a of the slide control plate 31, and the slide control plate 31 is slid against the spring force of the spring 32, the engagement protrusion 31b is engaged at the sliding end of the slide control plate 31. It is engaged with one of the protrusions 15a of the gear 15 (FIG. 6).
Since the gear 15 is rotating counterclockwise, it pushes down the slide control plate 31, so the push-down plate 27 to which the slide control plate 31 is attached is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 26. . Therefore, the cassette A is pushed down together with the push-up plate 28 against the spring force of the coiled spring 30, and the cassette A
The hubs are fitted into the reel stands 39 and 40. At this time, the feed roller 23 is also pushed down, so the gear 2
4 and 17 are released, and therefore the rotation of the feed roller 23 is stopped (FIG. 7).

Then, at the same time as the cassette A finishes descending, a switch (not shown) is operated to cut off the power to the solenoid 5 and the reel drive motor 3, as well as energize the capstan motor 2, which connects the flywheels 41, 42 via the belt 44. Rotate. Therefore, the capstan shafts 41a and 42a are rotated.

On the other hand, the mechanical control motor 4 is energized by a predetermined command or by a selection operation. Now, suppose that the mechanical control motor 4 is energized so that the gear 56 rotates counterclockwise. That is, when a command is issued or operated to perform playback in the forward direction (the tape running direction is leftward), the swing plate 57 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. The protrusion 57b moves it to the left against the spring force of the spring 60. As the control plate 58 moves, the base 45a of the pinch roller unit 45 is rotated clockwise about the pin 45j by the spring force of the spring 62, and comes into contact with the stopper 47 and stops. At this time, the head 45b is in sliding contact with the tape _A1 , and the tape A1 can be moved up and down by the tape guide 45n provided on the head 45b and the tape guide _45e inserted into the central window of the cassette A. We are advised not to do so. Furthermore, the control board 5
When 8 moves, the support frame 45d is moved by the spring 45k.
The pinch roller 45c is rotated clockwise due to the difference in spring force between the tapes A1 and 62, and the pinch roller 45c pinches the tape _A1 and presses it against the capstan 41a.

In this state, the reel drive motor 3 is energized again, but at this time the large gear 10 and the intermediate gear 34
are meshed with each other, so the reel drive motor 3
The rotation of gear 33, large gear 10, intermediate gear 3
4, transmitted to the large gear 35. When the large gear 35 rotates, the small gear 36 rotates, so rotation is transmitted to the gear 38. At this time, the reel drive motor 3 is driving the gear 38 to rotate counterclockwise. The gear 38 rotates the swinging arm 37 counterclockwise while rotating counterclockwise. Therefore, the gear 38 and the gear 39a of the reel stand 39 are meshed, and the reel stand 39 is rotated counterclockwise to wind up the tape.

The above is the operation from loading cassette A into the tape recorder until playback. Now, the operation of detecting a song interval on the tape while fast forwarding during playback will be explained.

In this case, a switch for detecting between songs (not shown)
When operated, the mechanical control motor 4 is rotated again in the opposite direction to the above. The amount of rotation is determined, for example, by optically detecting the number of rotations of a gear provided on the output shaft of the mechanical control motor 4.
A ₁ remains in sliding contact with the pinch roller 45.
b is set at a distance from the capstan shaft 41a. That is, when the mechanical control motor 4 is reversed, the gear 56 is slightly rotated clockwise, so the control plate 58 is moved to the right by the spring force of the spring 60, and the base 45a is slightly rotated counterclockwise. move. As a result, as described above, the pinch roller 45c is separated from the capstan shaft 41a, and the head 45b is brought into sliding contact with the tape _A1 , allowing the detection of the song interval (FIG. 9). When the head 45b detects an interval between songs, the mechanical control motor 4 is energized again, and the above-mentioned reproduction state is established.

To perform fast forwarding or rewinding, the mechanical control motor 4 is rotated in the _reverse direction and the control plate 58 is returned to its original position.
This can be done by rotating the reel drive motor 3 in the forward or reverse direction.

Note that the above explanation of the operation is for regeneration in the forward direction, but for regeneration in the reverse direction, the capstan hair motor 2, mechanical control motor 4, and reel drive motor 3 should be reversed, and the operation is similar to the forward direction described above. Since this is similar to the operation description, the explanation will be omitted.

Next, the ejecting operation of cassette A will be explained.

When the cassette A is fitted to the reel stands 39 and 40, the gear 15 has the protrusion 15a and the engagement protrusion 31.
b remains engaged, and the gear 15 is not rotating. In this state, a clockwise rotational force is applied to the gear 15 by the spring 29 and the coil spring 30, but since the gear 15 is meshed with the worm gear 12, it does not rotate. And to tease,
The solenoid 5 is energized again to engage the gear 9 with the gear 13, and the reel drive motor 3 is driven in the opposite direction to the above. As a result, the gear 15 is rotated clockwise, so that the push-up plate 28 and the push-down plate 27 are pushed up by the spring force of the spring 29, the coil spring 30, and the protrusion 15a of the gear 15. When the cassette A is pushed up, the feed roller 23 rises again and the gears 24 and 17 are engaged.
The feed roller 23 is now rotated in the opposite direction to feed the cassette A. Then, by removing cassette A, the switch operating rod 22 is turned into the switch 25.
When the switch 25 is moved further away, the switch 25 is opened and all operations stop.

As described above, the present invention includes a pair of capstan shafts, a pinch roller unit, a magnetic head, and a tape guide, and the magnetic head and tape guide move as the pinch roller unit moves toward the capstan shaft to move the cassette. Because it is inserted into the window, the timing of the entire mechanism is smooth and there is little risk of malfunction.Also, since the pair of capstan shafts rotate in opposite directions, recording and playback are possible. At times, recording and playback can be performed in the opposite direction simply by switching between the pinch roller and the magnetic head, resulting in smoother recording and playback than when the capstan shaft is rotated in the opposite direction by switching the rotation direction of the motor. In addition, the tape does not move up and down while it is running, and faithful recording and playback can be performed without wow or flutter.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The figures show an embodiment of a tape recorder, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view, Fig. 2 is a plan view with the second chassis removed, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the second chassis.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the main part showing the cassette just before insertion, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the main part showing the state where the cassette is further inserted from the above. , FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the main part showing the state in which the cassette is loaded, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the second chassis showing the playback state, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the second chassis showing the song interval detection state. It is.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A pair of capstan shafts that are inserted into holes on both sides formed in the microcassette when the microcassette is loaded and rotate in opposite directions; a pair of pinch roller units each having a pinch roller selectively inserted into a window of a cassette; a base disposed corresponding to each of the pinch roller units and displacing in accordance with displacement of the unit; a tape guide formed at each tip, which guides the tape by being inserted into a window formed in the center of the cassette when the pinch roller of the unit is inserted into the window of the cassette; and a tape guide attached to the base. and when the tape guide is inserted into the window of the cassette, a magnetic head is inserted into the window of the cassette formed between the tape guide and the window into which the pinch roller is inserted; What is claimed is: 1. A tape recorder comprising: tape running means for running the tape in forward and reverse directions;