Magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus

A magnetic recording/regenerating apparatus comprising an enclosure for loading therein and discharging therefrom a cartridge containing therein a magnetic tape, a first sliding member slidably provided in said enclosure in the inserting direction and in the discharging direction of said cartridge with said cartridge loaded in said enclosure, a second sliding member slidably provided in said enclosure in the inserting direction and in the discharging direction of said cartridge and causing the first sliding member to slide in the inserting direction and in the discharging direction, said second sliding member comprising a first member and a second member connected to a driving source, said first member and said second member being connectable and disconnectably provided so as to move in one body, said first member being provided with a pressing section, and a linking member connecting said first sliding member and said second sliding member, wherein the portion between an end and the other end of the linking member connected to said first sliding member and to said second sliding member, respectively, is rotatably supported by said enclosure;

• the pressing section of the first member of said second sliding member is pressed to cause said first member to slide with said first sliding member moved in the loading direction of said cartridge, whereby said first member and said second member of said second sliding member are disconnected;
• and said linking member is rotated with the supporting point of said linking member as a fulcrum to cause said first sliding member to slide in the discharging direction of said cartridge via said linking member for discharging said cartridge.