Patent ID: 7676819

Claim:
A recording medium driving device which records information in or reproduces information from the recording medium, the device comprising: a device body in which a recording medium is inserted and from which the recording medium is removed; a conveying mechanism that conveys the recording medium in a loading direction and an eject direction; a mounting section on which the recording medium is mounted; a conveyance arm that moves according to movement of the recording medium in the loading direction and the eject direction and conveys the recording medium; and a driving mechanism that has a driving source for imparting a driving force for moving the conveyance arm, wherein the conveyance arm comprises: a support section supported by the device body; an arm section rotatably supported by the support section in the loading direction of the recording medium, the arm section having a tip; a contact section that is attached to the tip of the arm section and is brought into contact with the recording medium; and an urging member placed between the arm section and the support section that always rotatably urges the arm section in the eject direction of the recording medium, and wherein the arm section rotates with respect to the support section only when the conveyance arm moves the recording medium in the eject direction and the movement of the recording medium in the eject direction is stopped due to an external force applied to the recording medium in the loading direction.