Patent ID: 6081494
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc device comprising:a floating base supported by a chassis through a plurality of elastic members;a holder supported on said floating base so as to be able to move vertically with respect to said floating base;a slider for holding and carrying a disc cartridge into and out of said holder, said slider slidably disposed in said holder so as to move in directions of inserting and discharging the disc cartridge into and out of said holder;locking means which secures said floating base to said chassis when inserting the disc cartridge held in said slider into said holder and when discharging the disc cartridge out of said holder, and which releases said floating base from said chassis when writing to and replaying the disc cartridge inserted into said holder; anddriving arm means, rotatably disposed in the chassis and including a first arm having an end part selectively engaged with a groove in said slider, whereinrotation of said first arm in a first direction causes said end part to slide within said groove so as to carry said slider together with the disc cartridge in the inserting direction when inserting the disc cartridge into said holder,rotation of said first arm in a second direction causes said end part to slide within said groove so as to carry said slider together with the disc cartridge in the discharging direction when discharging the disc cartridge out of said holder, andfurther rotation of said first arm in said first direction when the disc cartridge is within said holder causes said end part to disengage from said groove so that said first arm is disconnected from said slider when writing to and replaying the disc cartridge inserted into said holder.