US5360969A
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Information recording and reproducing apparatus including a feed roller and feed plate for feeding a recording medium to a setting position on a mount table
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1991-09-23
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Granted: 1994-11-01
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Expires: 2011-09-23
Abstract
Abstract An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing information by holding an information recording medium on a mount table and reciprocating the mount table relative to a recording/reproducing head, includes a loading device for loading the recording medium into the mount table and a setting device for setting the position, on the mount table, of the recording medium loaded to the mount table by the loading device. The setting device sets the recording medium in association with the loading operation of the loading device.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazunori Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 08:43
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing information by holding a card-like information recording medium in a setting position on a mount table and reciprocating the mount table relative to a recording/reproducing head, said apparatus comprising: a feed roller for feeding the recording medium in a feeding direction nearly up to the setting position on the mount table in a feeding operation; a driving source for driving the feed roller and a feed plate; and a feed plate, being driven by said driving source and being operated in association with the feeding operation of said feed roller, for feeding the recording medium from the feed roller to the setting position on the mount table, said feed plate pressing the recording medium at an end thereof relative to the feeding direction of the recording medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing information by holding a card-like information recording medium in a setting position on a mount table and reciprocating the mount table relative to a recording/reproducing head, said apparatus comprising: a feed roller for feeding the recording medium in a feeding direction nearly up to the setting position on the mount table in a feeding operation; a driving source for driving the feed roller and a feed plate; and a feed plate, being driven by said driving source and being operated in association with the feeding operation of said feed roller, for feeding the recording medium from the feed roller to the setting position on the mount table, said feed plate pressing the recording medium at an end thereof relative to the feeding direction of the recording medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for preventing double loading of the recording medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said information recording/reproducing apparatus is an optical information recording/reproducing apparatus.
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