Disc recording and/or reproducing devices with disc exchanging function
US6396794B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recording and reproducing device adapted to a cartridge accommodating a recordable optical disc includes a holder arranged to a device main body and having an opening formed on the front side of the device main body and for holding the cartridge inserted from the opening thereof. A recording and reproducing part is arranged to record and reproduce information on the disc, and a carrier is movably arranged between the holder and the recording and reproducing part for transferring the cartridge from the holder to the part. A locking unit arranged to lock the cartridge held by the holder includes a lock lever including a first protrusion engaged with the cartridge normally inserted from the opening of the holder and a second protrusion for preventing error insertion of the cartridge therefrom.
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