Patent ID: 7365936

Claim:
A media cartridge autoloader for use with a media cartridge, the media cartridge autoloader comprising; a mail slot; a media cartridge storage section; a media drive into which the media cartridge is loaded; and a media cartridge picker for moving the media cartridge between two or more of the mail slot, the media drive and the cartridge storage section, the media cartridge picker including a turntable capable of supporting the media cartridge and rotating to change the orientation of the media cartridge supported thereby, a turntable rotating mechanism for rotating the turntable, a media cartridge transport mechanism provided on the turntable and configured to transport the media cartridge onto and off of the turntable, and a media cartridge ejection detecting mechanism provided in a position opposing the media drive; wherein the media cartridge ejection detecting mechanism includes a switching member to which a pressing force is applied by the media cartridge ejected from the media drive.