Nec Embedded Products, Ltd.

Yuichi Itamoto

A rack&#x2022;pinion mechanism in which strength of a member to form a rack can be secured and a member including a pinion can be securely moved in a predetermined direction, and an accessor and a magnetic tape apparatus each including the mechanism are provided. For this purpose, in a picker, a pair of projectionsandare formed to sandwich both side surfaces of a pinion, the projectionsandperpendicularly rising toward a baseand curving or bending in an intermediate position thereof; in the base, a pair of groovesandare formed on both sides of a rackin a shape to engage with the projectionsand, a section sandwiched by the groovesandis an engage sectionincluding the rackin a center of a wide sectionat a tip end thereof; and by engaging the projectionsandwith the groovesand, the wide sectionis held between the projectionsand

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Tokyo, Japan

Yuichi Itamoto