Patent ID: 6667942
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A loading device for an optical disk medium, comprising:a body including an insertion opening through which an optical disk medium is inserted; a pair of guiding rollers disposed so as to extend along said insertion opening to guide an optical disk medium; an optical disk holder disposed further inside relative to the position of said guiding rollers for the insertion of the optical disk medium therein, said optical disk holder being capable of moving back and forth in the insertion direction of the optical disk medium; a reading mechanism disposed below said optical disk holder; a clamper disposed above the optical disk medium, said clamper being capable of holding the optical disk medium between itself and said reading mechanism; and a driving mechanism which moves said optical disk holder to a predetermined position in said body when the inserted optical disk medium is placed at a predetermined position on said optical disk holder, while moving said reading mechanism from its position underneath said optical disk holder toward the optical disk medium, in order to hold the optical disk medium between said reading mechanism and said clamper.