Patent ID: 6867945

Claim:
A cassette loading device, comprising: a holder for retaining a cassette therein, the holder reciprocating between a first holder position for insertion of the cassette into the holder and a second holder position for loading the cassette into a body; a main arm including: a first main arm engagement member provided at one end of the main arm for engagement with a first holder engagement member provided at a near side of a side face of the holder such that the main arm is rotatable about the first holder engagement member; and a second main arm engagement member provided at another end of the main arm for engagement with a second body engagement member provided at a far side of the body such that the main arm is slidable along the second body engagement member; and a subarm including: a first subarm engagement member provided at one end of the subarm for engagement with a first body engagement member provided at a near side of the body such that the subarm is rotatable about the first body engagement member; and a second subarm engagement member provided at another end of the subarm for engagement with a second holder engagement member provided at a far side of the side face of the holder such that the subarm is slidable along the second holder engagement member, the subarm being supported at a rotation center thereof so as to be rotatable with respect to a rotation center on the main arm, wherein the subarm is elastically deformable in a direction of a rotation center axis so that the first subarm engagement member is moved along the direction of a rotation center axis of the subarm and the first subarm engagement member to be disengaged from the first body engagement member, thereby making assembly and disassembly possible.