Recording medium identifying device

A recording medium identifying device comprising a detecting arm, wherein said detecting arm contacts from outside an outside surface of a package containing recording media inside, said package comprising a medium detecting section on said outside surface and said package can freely be inserted into, and taken out of, a device body;

• said recording medium identifying device comprising:
• a holder rotatably supported on a first spindle provided on said device body;
• a second spindle mounted on said holder, said detecting arm being rotatable supported on said second spindle;
• a moving member mounted on said device body, said moving member moving in interlock with package insertion into said device body;
• wherein said moving member moves, during package insertion into said device body, to turn said holder in a direction in which said second spindle retreats from a package mounting area, thereby holding said detecting arm in a retreat position where said detecting arm does not contact said package;
• one of after and immediately before completion of package insertion, said moving member moves to turn said holder, thus moving said second spindle towards said package to enable said detecting arm to detect said medium detecting section of said package;
• a plurality of disks as recording media are contained in said package;
• projections and depressions are disposed on said medium detecting section of said package according to a type of said plurality of disks mounted;
• and
• a plurality of said detecting arms to detect the type of said plurality of disks are supported on said second spindle.

A recording medium identifying device comprising a detecting arm, wherein said detecting arm contacts from outside an outside surface of a package containing recording media inside, said package comprising a medium detecting section on said outside surface and said package can freely be inserted into, and taken out of, a device body;

• said recording medium identifying device comprising:
• a holder rotatably supported on a first spindle provided on said device body;
• a second spindle mounted on said holder, said detecting arm being rotatably supported on said second spindle;
• a moving member mounted on said device body, said moving member moving in interlock with package insertion into said device body;
• wherein said moving member moves, during package insertion into said device body, to turn said holder in a direction in which said second spindle retreats from a package mounting area, thereby holding said detecting arm in a retreat position where said detecting arm does not contact said package;
• one of after and immediately before completion of package insertion, said moving member moves to turn said holder, thus moving said second spindle towards said package to enable said detecting arm to detect said medium detecting section of said package;
• said package has openings as windows in said medium detecting section;
• and
• projections and depressions are formed in trays in which disks are mounted, according to a type of disks mounted in said trays, such that said projections and depressions are detected through said windows by a detecting portion of said detecting arm.