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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1991
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention is an information reproduction apparatus provided with supporting means for supporting a recording medium, a drive source for moving the recording medium between the initial insertion position and the reproduction position by driving said supporting means, transmission means for transmitting the driving force of said drive source to said supporting means, retraction means operable to force a transmission element to retract from said transmission means, said transmission element being a part of said transmission means, and motion means operable to force the recording medium to move from the reproduction position to the initial insertion position under the condition that said transmission element is not engaged in said transmission means. In forcibly moving said supporting means, when the drive is out of operation, said supporting means are released from the drive force by means of said retraction means, freeing the supporting means from the resistance force of the drive force.