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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2010
Yuichi Itamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Itamoto, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Embedded Products, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rack•pinion mechanism in which strength of a member to form a rack can be secured and a member including a pinion can be securely moved in a predetermined direction, and an accessor and a magnetic tape apparatus each including the mechanism are provided. For this purpose, in a picker, a pair of projectionsandare formed to sandwich both side surfaces of a pinion, the projectionsandperpendicularly rising toward a baseand curving or bending in an intermediate position thereof; in the base, a pair of groovesandare formed on both sides of a rackin a shape to engage with the projectionsand, a section sandwiched by the groovesandis an engage sectionincluding the rackin a center of a wide sectionat a tip end thereof; and by engaging the projectionsandwith the groovesand, the wide sectionis held between the projectionsand