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Recording-medium transfer device

US6735161B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1999
Grant dateMay 11, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B31/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A recording-medium transfer device having a anti-rattle construction is provided. A transfer roller 6 of the recording-medium transfer device is arranged above a chassis 5 to be perpendicular to a direction X of transferring recording medium. The transfer roller 6 has a structure in which a shaft is inserted in rolling member made of a material having flexibility. Projecting portions 13 and 14 are formed on the chassis 5 to oppose to both ends of the rolling member. In both ends of the rolling member, clearances are respectively formed to permit the deformation produced by its abutment with the projecting portions 13 and 14. In the process for inserting the disc, the projecting portions 13 and 14 are moved away from the transfer roller 6. Upon receiving a driving force from a driving motor 7 and gears 8 to 11, the rolling member of the transfer roller 6 is rotated keeping in contact with the disc so as to transfer the disc toward a clamping position. When the transfer of the recording medium is completed, both ends of the rolling member press on the projecting portions 13 and 14, thereby the transfer roller 6 is fixed to the chassis 5 so as to prevent chatter due to outside vibrati…

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