Patent ID: 6044054
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording/reproducing apparatus for a disc, comprising:a disc tray mounted for movement between a position protruded from a casing via an aperture formed therein and a position housed within said casing, said disc tray having a recess in which to set the disc;a movement mechanism for moving said disc tray between the protruded position and the housed position, said movement mechanism including a lift mechanism for lifting or lowering the disc tray in a direction normal to the direction of movement between the protruded position and the housed position when said disc tray reaches the housed position, said lift mechanism including a control gear arranged on a lateral surface of said casing, said control gear having a cam groove and the disc tray reaching said housed position is lifted or lowered along the cam groove; andlid for opening/closing said aperture and an opening/closure mechanism for moving said lid by said control gear between a position of opening said aperture and a position of closing said aperture, said opening/closure mechanism moving said lid between the position of closing said aperture, a first position protruded from the position of closing said aperture to a position ahead of said casing and a second position lowered from said first position, said aperture being opened when said lid reaches said second position;wherein said opening/closure mechanism has a pair of frames each having at least one inverted-L-shaped groove and a pair of opening/closing members each having at least an inclined groove, said lid having an engagement portion engaged with one of said inverted L-shaped groove and one of the inclined groove, said opening/closing members being moved vertically relative to said frames so that the engagement portion is moved by said one of inverted L-shaped groove and one of the inclined groove, said lid being moved between said closure position, said first position and the second position.