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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2003
Masahiko Takada, Hirakata, JP;
Masahiko Takada, Hirakata, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Abstract
A cam groove provided in a chassis is furnished with a first cam portion permitting an eject button to move only forward from being depressed, and a second cam portion permitting the button to shift between its depressed and protruding states. A slide unit interlocks with a switching lever spring-urged toward a push-out plate and moves away from a recording-medium travel path by being pushed by a recording medium when plugged into the chassis. In standby, the switching lever interlocks with the first cam portion, advancing into the travel path. With a recording medium bieng plugged into the chassis, by the eject button being pushed a first time the switching lever withdraws from the travel path and shifts into the second cam portion, permitting the eject button to protrude backward. By the eject button being pushed a second time, the push-out plate and slide unit are put into cooperation.