Ejection mechanism for use in a tape drive that has an adjustable ejection amount

An ejection mechanism mounted on one side surface of a drive to eject, from said drive, a cartridge inserted in said drive, said ejection mechanism comprising:

• an ejection lever extending in an insertion direction of said cartridge, said ejection lever being slidably mounted on said one side surface in an insertion/extraction direction of said cartridge, said ejection lever having an engaging portion for engaging with a front end surface of said cartridge when said cartridge is inserted in said drive;
• urging means for urging said ejection lever in an ejection direction of said cartridge, said urging means extending in said insertion/extraction direction, said urging means having a first end connected to said one side surface and a second end connected to said ejection lever;
• a damping member, mounted on said one side surface and engaged with said ejection lever, for braking movement of said ejection lever, said damping member having a stopper for stopping the movement of said ejection lever;
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• mounting position adjusting means for adjusting a mounting position of said damping member to said one side surface.