Patent ID: 7219355
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An upright optical disk reproducing apparatus equipped with a disk reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on an optical disk, said optical disk reproducing apparatus comprising: an apparatus main body, a disk insertion means which is positioned on an upper portion of a front face of said apparatus main body and has an upwardly facing disk insertion/ejection opening, a disk holding means which holds said optical disk that is inserted into said disk insertion/ejection opening, a first moving means which moves said disk insertion means and said disk holding means in a forward and rearward direction of said apparatus main body, a second moving means which moves said disk holding means in an upward and downward direction of said apparatus main body, a disk recognition means for determining whether or not an optical disk is being held in said disk holding means, and a control means for separately controlling said first and second moving means in response to recognition signals supplied from said disk recognition means to said control means such that said disk insertion means and said disk holding means are moved forward by said first moving means before said disk holding means is moved upwardly by said second moving means when said recognition means determines that an optical disk is held by said disk holding means and said disk holding means is moved upwardly by said second moving means before said disk insertion means and said disk holding means are moved forward when said disk recognition means determines that an optical disk is not held by said disk holding means.