Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

Mikio Oka

Masao Ohkita

Katsunari Sonoda

Shoichiro Saito

Masashi Katoh

Seisaku Imai

When a plug is to be fitted to a first connector from one side and a plug is to be fitted to a second connector from the other side of an optical coupling device, the first connector and the second connector shift in an X direction to ease stresses working on an internal optical fiber. Therefore, stresses working on the optical fiber can be eased without having to extend a length of the internal fiber, and accordingly it is made possible to reduce an overall size of the optical coupling device.

Optical coupling device for easing stress working on optical fiber

In the conventionl magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus,loading/unloading of a cartridge has been manually carried out, thus requiring a large force (about 1.5 to 3 kgf) for these operations by a spring force of a leaf spring, and making it difficult to ensure loading of the cartridge in the magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus. In the magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus of the invention, the portion between one end side and the other side of the linking member is rotatably supported on the bottom plate of the enclosure, and the supporting point as a fulcrum, the distance between the fulcrum and an end connecting the second sliding member is made smaller than the distance between the fulcrum and the other end connecting the first sliding member.

Magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus

In the magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus of the present invention, the linking member R expands, contracts and rotates under the effect of the elastic member,by causing sliding with a slight force by pressing the pressing section of the first member of the second sliding member S. The rotation permits discharge of the loaded cartridge and easy ejection of the cartridge with a slight force.

Disclosed is a magnetic recording-reproducing device in which an engagement portion of a cartridge is locked by a locking portion of a first slide member; therefore as first and second slide members and slide, the cartridge also slides to be loaded and unloaded. The loading and unloading of the cartridge, therefore, can easily be accomplished with extremely little force.

Magnetic recording-reproducing device

A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus including a detecting member which is operated to rotate a drive source disposed in a housing, and a slidable operating member for operating the detecting member. By simply pressing an indicator portion of the operating member with a small force from the front face side of the housing, the cartridge 4 is easily ejected by electrical power as a result of rotation of the drive source. In conventional magnetic recording/reproducing apparatuses, when the cartridge, loaded in the apparatus, is ejected therefrom, the back end of the cartridge must be firmly gripped to pull it out. Therefore, more force is required to pull out the cartridge than is required to insert it, making it very difficult to pull out the cartridge. The magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus of the invention overcomes this problem.

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Miyagi-ken, Japan

Mikio Oka