Patent · US Expired

Disc loading mechanism

US5038337A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
3References
12Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 8, 1990
Grant dateAug 6, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/0404
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc loading mechanism for use in a CD player, laser disc player, etc. includes sensors for judging the size of an inserted disc to use the judging result to automatically set the disc in a proper position on a turn table.

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