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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Kumagai, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Nagatsuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/5675 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/5675 ;
Abstract
A cassette mounting device includes a cassette holder for receiving a cassette, a pair of link mechanisms disposed on lateral opposed sides of the cassette holder so that the cassette holder is supported for upward and downward movement with respect to a chassis, a lock lever which locks the cassette holder at a down position thereof and a spring which urges said lock lever to turn, the spring being disposed inside of the cassette holder in a gap between the cassette and the cassette holder.