Recording and/or reproducing apparatus including a cartridge loading device.

摘要

The invention provides an information memory apparatus comprising a device for loading a cartridge (3) internally holding an information-recording medium (2), an opposing member (48-51) directly facing the information-recording medium at least in a recording mode, and a device (43) for transferring the opposing member. When inserting the cartridge into the information memory apparatus, the cartridge-loading device (17) transfers the cartridge at least in the direction of the thickness of the cartridge, and then, the transfer device transfers the opposing memeber positined outside of an extended space in the direction of the thickness of the cartridge to a position at which the opposing member directly faces the information recording medium inside of the extended space in the direction of the thickness of the cartridge.