Disc loading apparatus for loading optical discs in a cartridge or without
US5737293A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/057
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention enables a disc loading apparatus to handle both a bare disc and a disc housed in disc cartridge for writing/reading signals, which comprises PA1 a holding device consisting of a first holding device for elastically fitting with holding cuts provided at both sides of a disc cartridge inserted in an inserting gate and a second holding device for elastically holding the circumferential edge of a bare disc inserted in said inserting gate, which device is movable along a direction connecting said inserting gate and a table, and PA1 a transfer means to carry said holding device so that disc and a disc housed in said disc cartridge travel between said inserting gate and said turn table; thus PA1 a bare disc and a disc cartridge are selectively held by the holding device to be loaded.
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