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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 22, 1996
Osamu Koizumi, Miyagi, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data cartridge drive for use with a data cartridge having a front end formed with a magnetic head insert recess and a lid pivotably mounted to the front end for openably closing the magnetic head insert recess. The data cartridge drive includes a housing; a front panel mounted on a front end of the housing and having a cartridge insert opening from which the data cartridge is inserted into the housing; a lid opening member located in the housing at a position near the front panel on one lateral side of the cartridge insert opening, the lid opening member being slidable in an insert direction of the data cartridge and an eject direction opposite to the insert direction and being adapted to relatively come into abutment against a counter end portion of the lid of the data cartridge inserted from the cartridge insert opening into the housing to pivotally open the lid; and a biasing member for biasing the lid opening member in the eject direction of the data cartridge. Accordingly, the data cartridge drive can accept both the related art data cartridge and the large-capacity data cartridge, and can ensure safe opening of the lid with no interference with the magnetic head.
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