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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 1990
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1988
Kikuo Yoshikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cassette loading apparatus for loading a cassette containing a recording medium such as a disc, a tape, and the like to a predetermined loading position in the driving device comprises a cassette holder movable between a first position of the cassette being attachable and detachable from an opening for inserting the cassette and a second position for loading the cassette to a predetermined loading position, a lid attached to be opened and closed freely to the opening for inserting the cassette, a control lever for ejecting the cassette holder from the second position to the first position or loading from the first position to the second position in association with opening and closing actions of the lid, and a lock mechanism for locking the lid in its position by closing it and releasing the lock by pressing the lid again. And loading and ejecting actions of the cassette can be selectively performed only by opening and closing actions of the lid.