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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2000
Masaki Hanzawa, Chiba, JP;
Masaki Hanzawa, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic equipment for recording information signals such as a video camera or an audio recording device includes a main body unit for recording the information on a memory member having a solid-state storage element, a memory holder provided on the main body unit of the equipment, a holder container formed on the outer periphery of the main body unit for accommodating the memory holder and a holder operating mechanism for causing movement of the memory holder between a loading/unloading position enabling loading/unloading of the memory member and a housing position for housing the memory holder in the holder container in a manner such as not to permit loading/unloading of the memory member. The memory holder has a terminal section for connection to a terminal of the memory holder, and is adapted for detachably holding the memory member. The holder operating mechanism maintains contact between the memory member and the terminal section in a state in which the memory holder having the memory member loaded on it has been moved from its position within the holder container to the loading/unloading position. This maintains the state of electrical connection to the main body unit of the device unless the memory member is not withdrawn from the memory holder.