Patent ID: 6657928
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc player comprising:a chassis; an elastic member; a turntable; a base member supported on the chassis via the elastic member; a disc rotating mechanism for rotating a disc on the turntable, the disc rotating mechanism disposed on the base member; a disc introducing mechanism for introducing the disc onto the turntable, the disc introducing mechanism disposed on the base member; an optical pickup for reading information in the disc; a pickup feeding mechanism for moving the optical pickup in a radial direction of the disc, the pickup feeding mechanism disposed on the base member; a disc positioning mechanism for positioning the disc on the turntable in accordance with a diameter of the disc, the disc positioning mechanism disposed on the base member; a floating lock mechanism for fixing the base member at a predetermined position on the chassis; and a select mechanism for selectively transmitting a drive force from a single drive source to one of the disc introducing mechanism and the pickup feeding mechanism.