Patent ID: 6094321
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A transport system for moving a recording medium assembly along a first axis, the transport system comprising:a transport member which is translatable along the first axis, the transport member including a engagement piece which is translatable along a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis, so that the engagement piece moves along the second axis between an engagement position and a non-engagement position with respect to said recording medium assembly, wherein translation of said transport member when said engagement piece is in said engagement position moves said recording medium assembly;a crank having a first attachment point, a second attachment point and a pivot point, such that the first attachment point, the second attachment point and the pivot point are not co-linear, with the first attachment point being linked to the engagement piece; andan engagement actuator which is translatable between a first position and a second position and is linked to the second attachment point so that when the engagement actuator moves from the first position to the second position, the movement pivots the crank about the pivot point and causes the engagement piece to move from the non-engagement position to the engagement position.