Patent ID: 6487159
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc player comprising:a base member; a floating means; a drive unit including a drive plate having a record reproducing means, the drive plate held by the base member via the floating means, and a cartridge holder held by the drive plate movably to a side of the record reproducing means; a loading means for moving a disc cartridge to the side of the record reproducing means by inserting the disc cartridge into the cartridge holder of the drive unit; an eject means for ejecting the disc cartridge after reproducing record in the disc cartridge; a lock means for locking the drive unit on the base member in the process from the reproduction of the record of the disc cartridge to the ejection of the disc cartridge; and a lock releasing means for releasing a lock by the lock means in loading the disc cartridge, wherein the loading means comprises: a catch member for gripping the disc cartridge inserted in the cartridge holder; a loading arm for introducing the catch member for moving the disc cartridge to a side of the record reproducing means; and a swing arm to be rotated by drive of a rotation driving system provided on the base member for rotating the loading arm, the swing arm to be separated from a side of the loading arm when the loading operation of the disc cartridge is finished.