Patent ID: 7178155

Claim:
A recording medium apparatus for loading a recording medium having a terminal at a front edge side thereof with respect to an insertion direction wherein the recording medium is loaded by inserting the recording medium toward a loading position under a status where the terminal is connected to a connector of the recording medium apparatus, comprising: a slider connector unit having the connector, said slider connector unit being shifted by pushing of the recording medium; a slider unit, when the recording medium reaches a predefined position within the recording medium apparatus, being pushed and shifted by a portion of the recording medium, said portion being at a side opposite to the insertion direction; a slider connector unit lock part locking the slider connector unit, said slider connector unit lock part, when the terminal of the recording medium is connected to the connector, unlocking the slider connector unit; a slider unit lock part locking the shifted slider unit, said slider unit lock part, in response to an eject operation, unlocking the slider unit; and a spring member being elastically deformed by shifting of the slider unit, thereby said spring member applying an ejection force to the recording medium via the slider unit.