Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha

Hideo Kurihara

Hitoshi Kurihara

Kazuo Minoura

Kenichi Suzuki

Keiji Ohkoda

Yoshihiro Kurasawa

An information recording medium cleaning device includes moving the recording medium and the cleaning device relative to each other and a detection device for detecting a degree of stain caused by dust, fingerprints or oil, for example, on the information recording medium. Cleaning is performed based on the degree of stain detected on the information recording medium.

Information recording medium cleaning mechanism

Apparatus having mechanism for cleaning information record medium

An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to the invention includes an emergency conveying device for conveying an information recording medium on a carriage member from an information recording and/or reproducing position to an ejecting port. The emergency conveying device includes a device for moving the carriage member to the ejecting port by coming into engagement with the carriage member. A gear (20) is manually actuated in case of a power failure so as to manually move the carriage (3) toward the discharge area.

Information recording and reproducing apparatus having an emergency

An apparatus for transporting, cleaning or performing recording and/or reproducing of information from a card-like medium is disclosed. The recording medium includes an information recording area and a non-recording area. The transporting apparatus includes a receiving transport device and a discharging transport device. The receiving transport device transports the recording medium into and within the apparatus. The discharging transport device discharges the card-like information recording medium outside the apparatus and includes transporting the recording medium and stopping the recording medium such that the information recording area remains within the apparatus. The apparatus for cleaning the recording medium includes a cleaning device for cleaning the recording medium, a moving device for moving the recording medium relative to the cleaning device and a receiving device for receiving the recording medium in the apparatus. A discharging device transports the recording medium and stops the medium so that the information recording area remains within the apparatus. The apparatus for recording information on and/or reproducing information from the recording medium includes a head unit for performing the recording and/or reproducing of information. A moving device moves the recording medium relative to the head unit and a receiving device receives the recording medium in the apparatus. The recording medium is discharged by a discharging device, so that the information recording area remains within the apparatus.

Apparatus for transporting card-like information recording medium

A cleaning device comprises a cleaning member having a cleaning surface adapted to abut against a recording surface of an information recording medium, apparatus for holding the cleaning member, apparatus for moving the cleaning surface of the cleaning member, and apparatus for moving the hold means relative to the recording surface.

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Tokyo, Japan

Hideo Kurihara