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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naoki Asakura, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 965 ;
Abstract
A cassette loading device includes a door opening/closing mechanism that includes a single element arm or the like for selectively opening and closing a cassette loading door, in accordance with the movement of a cassette receiving housing between a ejected position and a loaded position. The single element is selectively locked into place so as to not cause the cassette loading door to open, such as when a tape cassette is not inserted into the cassette receiving housing. Therefore, the cassette loading door remains closed until a tape cassette is moved into or out of the cassette receiving housing.