Information recording and reproducing apparatus
US5537377A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/0434
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus such as a disk player using a disk-shaped recording medium, e.g. an MD (Mini-Disk) including a casing, a cartridge holder for holding a cartridge encasing a disk, a loading mechanism provided in the cartridge holder for loading the cartridge into the cartridge holder, a recording/reproducing unit for recording and/or reproducing information in and/or from the disk, a supporting mechanism for supporting the cartridge holder and the recording/reproducing unit in a supporting manner with respect to the casing, a supporting lock mechanism provided in the casing for locking the supporting mechanism, a power source provided on the casing for supplying driving power both to the loading mechanism and the supporting lock mechanism, a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the power from the power source to the loading mechanism and the supporting lock mechanism, and a power transmission path cut-off device for cutting off the path of power transmission from the power source to either one of the loading mechanism and the supporting lock mechanism when the supporting lock by the supporting lock mechanism is released.
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