DISC CARTRIDGE LOADING DEVICE

摘要

A disc cartridge loading device for loading a disc cartridge onto a disc drive device includes a retention lever having an engaging portion engaging a recess of the disc cartridge and mounted on a cartridge holder for rotation and movement in the disc cartridge inserting-discharging direction, a spring for biasing the retention lever into rotation in a direction of engagement of the engaging portion with the recess and also into movement in the disc cartridge inserting direction, and an engagement releasing mechanism for rotating the retention lever for releasing the engagement of the engaging portion with the recess up on movement of the retention lever in the disc cartridge discharging direction for halting the disc cartridge at a predetermined position during ejection of the disc cartridge.