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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1999
Koichiro Hirabayashi, Hirakata, JP;
Akio Konishi, Sanda, JP;
Tatsuo Terao, Niihama, JP;
Takefumi Yanagihara, Saijo, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic recording/reproduction apparatus of the present invention includes: a first arm swingably mounted on a chassis; a second arm swingably mounted on the chassis; and a rotator mounted on the chassis, the rotator including a protrusion for driving the first arm and the second arm, the first arm including a first cam portion which engages with the protrusion, the second arm including a second cam portion which engages with the protrusion, the first cam having a first arc portion, a second arc portion, and a first concave portion formed between the first arc portion and the second arc portion, the second cam portion having a third arc portion, a fourth arc portion, and a second concave portion formed between the third arc portion and the forth arc portion, wherein the first arm, the second arm, and the rotator serve to permit the construction of a simplified cassette loading mechanism