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US 7,072,139 B2Granted
Cartridge locking mechanism for magnetic tape apparatus
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorManabu Tsuchiya
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AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorManabu Tsuchiya
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A cartridge locking mechanism for a magnetic tape apparatus wherein variation of the pulling out force for a cartridge is prevented so that the cartridge can be removed smoothly is disclosed. A right guide plate and a left guide plate are provided for movement on the inner sides of a right side plate and a left side plate on the opposite sides of a deck base, respectively, and a cartridge tray is inserted in the inner sides of the right guide plate and the left guide plate. Aright locking lever and a cam lever, and a left locking lever and a cam lever for locking a cartridge are provided for rocking movement on pins provided at lower portions on the opposite sides of the cartridge tray each through a torsion spring and a torsion spring. A guide pin and a pair of pins are provided on side faces of the cartridge tray and fitted in guide slots in the right side plate and right guide plate and the left side plate and left guide plate, respectively, to guide the cartridge tray.
A cartridge locking mechanism for a magnetic tape apparatus for locking a cartridge of a magnetic tape inserted in a cartridge tray against ejection and unlocking said cartridge when a removing operation is performed for said cartridge, comprising:
A cartridge locking mechanism for a magnetic tape apparatus for engaging a cartridge inserted in said magnetic tape apparatus and canceling the engagement in response to a removing operation for said cartridge, comprising:
A cartridge locking mechanism comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.