Information recording medium conveyor

An information recording medium conveyor for loading and unloading an information recording medium into and out of an information recording/reproducing device, comprising:

• a transporter capable of conveying an object including said information recording medium in both forward and backward directions;
• a detector for detecting passage of said object including said information recording medium being conveyed by said transporter;
• an actuator for opening and closing an insertion/ejection part through which said object is inserted into and ejected/unloaded from the information recording/reproducing device;
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• a controller for controlling said transporter and said actuator in accordance with output signals from said detector,
• wherein if, during an ejecting or unloading operation, said detector outputs a signal indicating that said object is not detected, said controller executes an instruction to said actuator to close said insertion/ejection part, and if said actuator fails to close said insertion/ejection part, said controller executes an instruction to said transporter to perform a forcible ejecting operation.

An information recording medium conveyor for conveying an information recording medium into and out of an information recording/reproducing device, comprising:

• a transporter capable of conveying an object including said information recording medium in both forward and backward directions;
• a detector for detecting passage of said object including said information recording medium being conveyed by said transporter;
• an actuator for opening and closing an opening through which said object is passed;
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• a controller for controlling said transporter and said actuator in accordance with output signals from said detector,
• wherein if, during a conveying operation, said detector outputs a signal indicating that said object is not detected, said controller executes an instruction to said actuator to close said opening, and if said actuator fails to close said opening, said controller executes an instruction to said transporter to perform a forcible ejecting operation.