Playback apparatus with structure for preventing wrong-insertion of recording medium

摘要

A playback apparatus with a structure for preventing wrong-insertion of a recording medium. The apparatus includes a main unit having a loading slot for the recording medium in the front thereof and a shutter member pivotably mounted on a portion of the main unit behind the loading slot for opening and closing the loading slot. A recess is provided on the front face of a shutter blade that is visible from the loading slot, for guiding the recording medium in the closing direction of the shutter member by a load applied when the recording medium is inserted from the loading slot while the loading slot is closed by the shutter member. The apparatus can prevent an unintentional pivotal movement of the shutter member due to the load applied when the recording medium is inserted while the loading slot is closed by the shutter member.