Recording medium loading mechanism for guiding a recording medium to a recording/reproducing position
US4878138A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/03
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording medium loading mechanism for use in a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus in an electronic still camera and the like is disclosed which moves a holder containing a recording medium therein so as to power load the recording medium into a predetermined recording or reproducing position. In the loading mechanism, the holder containing the recording medium therein is composed of a main holder and a sub-holder. Also the holder and setting means for setting the recording medium to a recordable or reproducible state can be moved to their predetermined positions at predetermined timings by a double cam formed in the two surfaces thereof with cam grooves, respectively.
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