Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus with shutter member and shuttle linked for movement together

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a record medium comprising:

• a record medium insertion opening through which a record medium is inserted into and removed from the apparatus;
• a recording and/or reproducing head for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from the record medium;
• a supporting means for supporting the record medium and arranged movably in a first direction between a loading position and a recording and/or reproducing position, said loading position being a position at which said record medium is inserted into said record medium insertion opening or is discharged from said record medium insertion opening;
• a driving means for moving said supporting means in the first direction with respect to the head between said loading position and said recording and/or reproducing position;
• a shutter member arranged movably between a first position in which the record medium insertion opening is closed by the shutter member and a second position at which said record medium insertion opening is not closed by said shutter member;
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• a link member having a first portion which is engaged with said supporting means when the supporting means is in said loading position and a second portion which is engaged with said shutter member when said first portion is engaged with the supporting means to move the shutter member into said second position to open the record medium insertion opening;
• wherein the link member comprises a lever arranged move between a first position and a second position, a first roller arranged at one end of the lever such that the first roller is brought into contact with said supporting means in said loading position and the lever is moved into the second position, and a second roller arranged at the other end of the lever, and said shutter member comprises a flap portion which closes said record medium inserting opening, and a cam portion having first and second engaging portions which are engaged with said second roller such that when said supporting means is in said recording and/or reproducing position and said lever is in said first position, the first engaging portion of the cam portion is engaged with the second roller to close the record medium insertion opening by the flap portion and when said supporting means is in said loading position and said lever is moved into said second position by an engagement of the supporting means with the first roller, said second portion of the cam portion is engaged with the second roller to open the record medium insertion opening.