Patent ID: 6421311
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical disk apparatus comprising:an outer casing; tray means, being movable into or out of the outer casing, said tray meaning including a sub tray for supporting a first optical disk and a main tray for supporting a cartridge containing a second optical disk therein, said main tray movably supporting the sub tray; a holding member slidable on the sub tray and having a tip end, said holding member being slid and holding and pressing the first optical disk against the mounting surface at the tip end when the tray means is positioned in the vertical direction; optical disk driving means, arranged inside the outer casing, for rotating the first optical disk or the second optical disk when the first optical disk or the second optical disk is fitted thereon after the tray means mounting the first optical disk or the cartridge is conveyed into the outer casing while being held on the tray means; a push-up member projected inside the outer casing; and retreat means for placing the holding member into contact with the push-up member and pushing up the holding member so as to retreat the tip end of the holding member in a direction away from the first optical disk, when the first optical disk held by the holding member is fitted on the optical disk driving means, and for preventing the holding member from contacting the push-up member so as to keep the holding member stationary when the cartridge is placed on the tray means and fitted on the optical disk driving means.