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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
Abstract
Side holders are provided at either side in the width direction interior relative to stationary holder(s). Parallel link mechanism(s) is or are provided for causing side holders to move in the cartridge width direction. When a cartridge which is one of a plurality of types of cartridge other than a cartridge or cartridges of the type or types that is or are smallest in width is inserted therein, pressure from that inserted cartridge causes actuation of parallel link mechanism(s), and respective side holders move outward in coupled fashion to form insertion space in agreement with width direction dimension(s) of cartridge