Patent ID: 6404719
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a recording disc comprising:a casing; a first chassis affixed to the casing and having portions extending within the casing which are spaced apart from the casing; a second chassis floatingly supported relative to said portions of the first chassis via dampers and housed within said casing; a disc loading unit and a disc drive unit arranged on said second chassis; a disc inserting slit formed in an outer wall of said casing, the disc inserting slit being configured to receive a recording medium for loading said recording medium on said disc drive unit; a lid pivotally supported by said casing at a first pivot for opening and closing said disc inserting slit; a transmission member, movably supported relative to said casing and mechanically coupled to said lid, said transmission member pivotally movable for opening and closing said lid; and an opening and closing member movably supported by said second chassis, said opening and closing member being moved in operative association with the loading operation by said disc loading unit, said opening and closing member being selectively coupled to said transmission member causing said transmission member to be moved when the opening and closing member is moved; said opening and closing member being mechanically coupled to said transmission member for maintaining said lid in an opened state, via said transmission member, only during a preset interval of loading said recording medium into said disc loading unit, said opening and closing member otherwise being mechanically decoupled from said transmission member.