Patent ID: 7342745

Claim:
An apparatus to load and eject a cartridge, comprising: a base having a recessed plate, a top surface, and a bottom surface; an interposer board coupled to the base at the top surface; a motorized eject mechanism coupled to the interposer board and the base including: an eject switch, the elect switch contacted by a switch tab; a microprocessor electrically coupled to the eject switch to receive a signal from the eject switch; a motor controller coupled to the microprocessor to receive a signal from the microprocessor; a motor coupled to the motor controller, the motor shaft serving as the axle of a motor pinion gear; at least one reduction gear coupled to the motor pinion; a gear rack coupled to the at least one reduction gear; a slider plate coupled to the base at the bottom surface and the gear rack; and a button bar coupled to the base at the bottom surface, the button bar having a switch tab to contact the motorized eject mechanism.