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A cassette auto changer system including a tape signal reading member and a selection member for selecting between a plurality of cassettes. The cassette auto changer includes a base console including a port for tape insertion or extraction operations and having a tape insert compartment. The base c

A cassette auto changer system including a tape signal reading member and a selection member for selecting between a plurality of cassettes. The cassette auto changer includes a base console including a port for tape insertion or extraction operations and having a tape insert compartment. The base console has upper and lower guide rails. A drive console mounts the tape signal reading member and a cassette console mounts a plurality of compartments for storing the tape cassettes. A tape transfer member transports the tape cassettes selectively between the base console, the drive console and the cassette console. An electrically conductive rail is disposed proximate to the guide rails which is powered by enclosed electrical wiring circuitry. In addition, an unmagnetized cassette shuttle body of the tape transfer member is driven along the electrically conductive rail and is guided along the guide rails. Electrical current is input to the tape transfer member form the electrically conductive rail via the cassette shuttle body.

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[ What is claimed is:] [21.] A cassette auto changer system including means for selectably providing a plurality of cassettes to be loaded into one or more tape signal reading means, comprising:base console means including a port for tape insertion or extraction operations and having a tape insert c

[ What is claimed is:] [21.] A cassette auto changer system including means for selectably providing a plurality of cassettes to be loaded into one or more tape signal reading means, comprising:base console means including a port for tape insertion or extraction operations and having a tape insert compartment;drive control means for mounting said tape signal reading means;cassette console means for mounting a cassette rack including a plurality of compartments for storing tape cassettes;a tape transfer mechanism operable to selectably transport cassettes between said cassette rack and said tape signal reading means;an extended base console which is interconnected with one console of said base console means, said drive console means, and said cassette console means in a first direction with said base console means, said drive console means, and said cassette console means being interconnected with each other in an arbitrary order in said first direction, and said extended base console is interconnected with one console of said base console means, said drive console means and said cassette console means in a second direction which is generally perpendicular to said first direction; said extended base console including a cassette receipt/delivery mechanism to move a cassette between said first direction and said second direction;upper and lower guide rails disposed at an upper side of said auto changer system;a horizontally movable slider portion of said tape transfer mechanism disposed above said guide rails;an electrically conductive rail disposed proximate to said guide rails which is powered by enclosed electrical wiring circuitry;an unmagnetized cassette shuttle body movable along a vertical path intersecting a horizontal path of said slider portion, said cassette shuttle body being driven along said electrically conductive rail and guided along said guide rails;cassette shuttle body driving means for driving said cassette shuttle body for horizontally moving said slider portion; andwherein electrical current is input to said tape transfer mechanism from said electrically conductive rail via said cassette shuttle body.