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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1996
Tsuyoshi Konta, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Michihiro Sato, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Katsuhiko Abiko, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Kenji Kawamura, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Sato, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Tohoku Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tendo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a loading/ejecting mechanism which comprises a moving mechanism for engaging with a cassette and for moving the cassette between an inserting position and a reproducing position. A sliding member is capable of applying a driving force to the moving mechanism so as to cause the moving mechanism to move between the inserting position and the reproducing position. A first gear is driven by a motor and provided such that in a cassette loading operation, the first gear engages with the sliding member thereby causing the sliding member to move in the loading direction. A second gear is driven by the first gear and provided such that in a cassette ejecting operation, the second gear rotates in an opposite direction to the first gear. A third gear is provided coaxially with the second gear and adapted to rotate in the same direction as the second gear, such that in the cassette ejecting operation, the third gear engages with the sliding member, thereby causing the sliding member to move in the ejecting direction.