Recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording medium and damper mechanism employed in such apparatus

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a recording medium comprising:

• a main body,
• a recording and/or reproducing unit finely movably mounted on said main body via plural damper units to allow free movement of said recording and reproducing unit relative to said main body,
• a holder rotatably mounted to said recording and/or reproducing unit between a loading position and an unloading position,
• a rotary member rotatably mounted on the main body of the apparatus between a closed position for covering said recording and/or reproducing unit and an open position for exposing said recording and/or reproducing unit,
• an engagement member rotatably mounted on an inner surface of the rotary member for engaging with said holder, wherein when said rotary member is rotated to said open position, said engagement member engages said holder and rotates said holder to said unloading position, and when said rotary member is rotated to said closed position, said engagement member rotates said holder to said loading position, and
• a biasing member for biasing said engagement member in a direction to engage said holder,
• wherein when said rotary member is in said closed position and said holder contacts said engagement member due to said free movement between said recording and reproducing unit and said main body, said holder causes said engagement member to rotate relative to said rotary member, and wherein said engagement member has a proximal end and a free distal end, an engagement portion is formed at said free distal end that protrudes towards said holder for engaging with said holder, said proximal end being rotatably mounted on said rotary member such that said engagement portion is in a state of being biased by said biasing member in the engagement direction.