Patent ID: 7343608

Claim:
A recording medium accommodation apparatus, comprising: a housing having a first storage medium access port and a second storage medium access port provided on a principal face thereof such that a first storage medium and a second storage medium can be inserted into said housing through said first storage medium access port and said second storage medium access port, respectively; a first panel attached to the principal face of said housing for movement between a first position at which said first panel closes up said first storage medium access port and a second position at which said first panel opens said first storage medium access port; a second panel attached to the principal face of said housing for movement between a first position at which said second panel closes up said second storage medium access port and a second position at which said second panel opens said second storage medium access port; and panel driving means for moving said first panel and said second panel, said first panel and said second panel being moved in the same direction upon movement thereof from the respective first positions to the respective second positions.