Patent ID: 6072658
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A cassette mounting device comprising:a) a chassis;b) a holder for holding a cassette;c) a pair of link mechanisms disposed respectively on two opposite sides of said holder and arranged to connect said holder to said chassis, each of said pair of link mechanisms having a first lever and a second lever which are interconnected in an X-like shape to be respectively swingable about a connection point at which said first lever and said second lever are interconnected; andd) a connection member arranged to connect said first levers of said pair of link mechanisms to each other at respective first end parts of said first levers,wherein each of said first levers has the first end part swingably connected to said holder and has a second end part arranged to engage said chassis in such a way as to be movable over said chassis in a direction approaching said holder in the course of said holder approaching said chassis,wherein each of said second levers has one end part swingably connected to said chassis, wherein each of said first levers is provided with a protruding part at the second end part thereof, and said chassis has slots formed therein and arranged to engage said protruding parts,wherein, an angle of inclination of said slots to a bottom surface of said chassis is .THETA. and a coefficient of friction between said slots and said protruding parts is .mu., .THETA. being greater than or equal to tan.sup.-1 .mu., andwherein said protruding parts are formed of a ferrous material and wherein said slots are formed in an aluminum material and the angle of inclination .THETA. is set at 6 degrees or more.