Patent ID: 6385004
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording and/or reproduction system for a recording medium wherein a cassette accommodating a recording medium is inserted in a predetermined direction into a cassette insertion and holding portion, and after the insertion thereof, the recording medium is moved to a cassette mounting position for recording in and/or reproducing from the recording medium,wherein the cassette includes: a storage element unit for storing a required information of the recording medium, and output terminals of the storage element unit exposed on an outer surface of the cassette; information detection terminals for an information detecting unit corresponding to the output terminals of the storage element unit on the cassette side are arranged on an inner surface side of the cassette insertion and holding portion; and the required information is read from the storage element unit before the cassette is moved to the cassette mounting position, wherein the output terminals of the storage element unit are exposed on the outer surface of the cassette that is pressed by a cassette holding spring member of the recording and/or reproducing system, the information detecting terminals have a predetermined elasticity, and the cassette holding spring member forms the cassette insertion and holding portion.