Automatic disc loading mechanism
US4340952A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/056
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic disc loading mechanism for a disc player in which the disc is positively retained and positioning of disc at the center of the spindle of a turntable is accomplished with high accuracy. The mechanism occupies only a relatively small space. The mechanism includes a player body, turntable, disc transferring means for automatically delivering a disc to the turntable prior to the start of the reproduction operation and for automatically delivering the disc outside the player body. The disc transferring means includes clamping means for clamping the disc at its center hole portion.
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