Patent ID: 6429998
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
In a cassette mounting and ejection mechanism comprising a housing which has a cassette inserting/removal opening, a cassette holder which supports a cassette and is movable through said cassette inserting/removal opening between a cassette mount position in said housing and a cassette eject position out of said housing, and a lid member which closes said cassette inserting/removal opening of said housing when said cassette holder is located at said cassette mount position and is moved away from said housing interlockingly with the movement of said cassette holder to said cassette eject position to thereby open said cassette inserting/removal opening;the improvement comprising a reinforcing member which is adapted to link said housing and said lid member with one end thereof being mounted on said housing and the other end thereof being mounted on said lid member, said reinforcing member including a plate-shaped member with one side edge thereof being rotatably mounted on said lid member while the other side edge confronting said one side edge being rotatably mounted on said housing, wherein said housing has a recess for accommodating said reinforcing member when said cassette holder is located at the cassette mount position.