Patent ID: 6411582
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G11B,H04B

Abstract:
A disk player, comprising:a disk rotating mechanism for rotationally driving a turntable, thereby rotating a disk carried by the turntable; a disk mounting mechanism for mounting the disk onto the turntable of a disk drive section; a disk mounting lock unit; a pickup feeding mechanism for moving an optical pickup reading optical signals in a radial direction of the disk; a pickup feeding lock unit; a single driving source; and a selecting mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the single driving source selectively to the disk mounting mechanism and the pickup feeding mechanism whereby the selecting mechanism is locked at a disk mounting position by the disk mounting lock unit during disk loading and ejection and is locked at a pickup feed position by the pickup feeding lock unit, wherein the selecting mechanism includes an idler plate that is pivotably mounted to contact the pickup feeding lock unit and a first idler gear that is operatively positioned to transmit a driving force to the disk mounting mechanism when locked by the disk mounting lock unit.