Patent ID: 6967681

Claim:
An electronic equipment employing a memory member having a solid-state storage element as a recording medium, the electronic equipment comprising: a main body unit for recording information on said memory member having said solid-state storage element; a memory holder provided on said main body unit and having a terminal section for connection to a terminal of said memory member, said memory holder being adapted for detachably holding said memory member; a cover member formed on said memory holder and having a substantially rectangular check window formed therein for viewing said memory member being held in said memory holder; a holder container formed on the an outer periphery of said main body unit for accommodating the memory holder therein; a holder operating mechanism for causing movement of said memory holder between a loading/unloading position enabling loading/unloading of said memory member and a housing position for housing said memory holder in said holder container in a manner such as not to permit loading/unloading of said memory member, wherein said memory holder includes a locking mechanism for maintaining an electrical contact between said memory member loaded in said memory holder and said terminal section when said memory holder is moved from said housing position to said loading/unloading position, and said locking mechanism is adapted to enable said loading/unloading of said memory member from said memory holder by applying a release force thereon, and when said release force is applied to said locking mechanism, said electrical contact between said memory member and said terminal section is disconnected; and detection means for detecting whether said memory holder has been moved from the holder container.