Patent ID: 6621769
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc reproducing apparatus comprising:a tray which is movably disposed in an apparatus body; tray driving means for moving said tray to an accommodating position and a discharging position; a rotary table which is rotatably attached to said tray, and in which a plurality of disc holding portions are formed around a rotation shaft; and disc reproducing means, disposed separately from said tray, for, when said tray is in the accommodating position, clamping a disc which is held by one of said disc holding portions, and reproducing said clamped disc, both when said disc reproducing means is performing a reproduction operation on a disc, and when said disc reproducing means is not performing a reproduction operation on a disc, said tray being movable to the accommodating position and the discharging position, wherein when said disc reproducing means is performing a reproduction operation on a disc, said tray driving means moves said tray at a speed that is lower than a speed at which, when said disc reproducing means is not performing a reproduction operation on a disc, said tray driving means moves said tray.