Patent ID: 7305686
Filing Date: 2007-12-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disc player comprising: a disc determining device for determining the size of an optical disc loaded into the optical disc player; a disc chucking device for chucking the optical disc loaded into the optical disc player; and a disc chucking lever device for associating the disc determining device with the disc chucking device, wherein the disc determining device comprises: a pair of linear guide holes symmetrically formed in the central region of an upper case; horizontally movable levers movably inserted into the linear guide holes by first pins and having linear gears engaged with gears of a rotation plate; a locking member disposed in the region of the horizontally movable levers of the front side of the upper case to lock the first pins of the horizontally movable levers in the linear guide holes; and a pivoting lever connected to one of the horizontally movable levers by a connection linkage, and having a second pin contacting the optical disc when the optical disc is positioned at the chucking position and driving the disc chucking lever device when the second pin is positioned at a proper position by the optical disc.