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US 6,188,663 B1Granted
Recording medium loading device
AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorKeisuke Nakayama
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AssigneeAlps Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorKeisuke Nakayama
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According to the present invention, when a disk package is inserted from an insertion port in X1 direction into a package loading area, an edge portion of a case comes into abutment with a receiving portion of a moving plate and moves from position (a) to position (b) together with the moving plate. At this time, a push-up piece of the moving plate pushes a to-be-pushed-up portion of a contact mechanism portion in Z2 direction, so that the contact mechanism portion is turned in β2 direction from position (c) to (d). As a result, contacts come into abutment and hence into electrical connection with connection terminals of the disk package. Since this abutment is effected immediately before the loading of the disk package is completed, the contacts slide slightly on the connection terminals. Therefore, the contacts and the connection terminals are rubbed against each other to effect cleaning thereof, thus making inconveniences such as contact defect difficult to occur and ensuring connection of the contacts with the connection terminals.
A recording medium loading device, in which a connection terminal for connection with an exterior is provided on a package within which a recording medium is housed, and the package is capable of being loaded into or unloaded from a main body of the device, wherein in the main body is provided a contact support member having a contact, said contact support member being biased by a biasing mechanism at a waiting position where said contact is not in contact with said package in a midway part of loading said package and moved to a connecting position in which said contact is brought into contact with said connection terminal upon one of completion of loading of said package and just before completion of loading of said package, the main body of said device is provided with a moving member moved in cooperation with loading of said package, said moving member pressing said contact support member while opposing a biasing force of said biasing mechanism upon one of completion of loading of said package and just before completion of loading of said package and moving said contact support member to said connection terminal.
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