Optical disc driving apparatus
US6968560B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/10
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Herein disclosed is an optical disc driving apparatus adapted to selectively drive two kinds of optical discs different in diameter from each other to reproduce information recorded in the optical disc while reading out information in the optical disc. The optical disc driving apparatus comprises: a housing formed with a loading slot having the optical disc pass therethrough; a turntable for retaining the optical disc and, the turntable being supported by the housing and having a center axis, the turntable being driven to rotate around the center axis with the optical disc and being retained by the turntable to reproduce information recorded in the optical disc while reading out information in the optical disc; a guide plate positioned within the housing in the vicinity of the loading slot and supported by the housing, the guide plate having an inner surface contactable with the optical disc to guide the optical disc toward the turntable until the optical disc is retained by the turntable after being partly passed through the loading slot; a rotation shaft having a center axis and supported by the housing with the center axis being in parallel relationship with the inner surface of…
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