Patent ID: 7540002

Claim:
A disc loading device, in a disc drive device, that allows a disc-form recording medium and a cartridge containing the disc-form recording medium to be slotted in through a single opening provided in a cabinet, the disc loading device comprising: a first conveying unit to convey the disc-form recording medium; a second conveying unit to convey the cartridge; a cartridge detecting unit to detect that the cartridge is inserted; a guiding unit to guide the inserted disc-form recording medium by pushing the disc-form recording medium in a direction of the first conveying unit; and a first conveying unit moving unit to move the first conveying unit selectively to a first position forming a space that allows the disc-form recording medium to be conveyed therethrough by sandwiching the disc-form recording medium between the guiding unit and the first conveying unit moving unit or to a second position forming a space that allows the cartridge to be conveyed therethrough, and holding the first conveying unit in the position to which the first conveying unit is moved, wherein when the disc-form recording medium is inserted or ejected, the disc-form recording medium is conveyed by the first conveying unit, wherein when the cartridge is inserted or ejected, the cartridge is conveyed by the second conveying unit, and wherein when the cartridge is not detected by the cartridge detecting unit, the first conveying unit moving unit moves the first conveying unit to the first position and holds the first conveying unit in the first position, and when the cartridge is detected by the cartridge detecting unit, the first conveying unit moving unit moves the first conveying unit to the second position and holds the first conveying unit in the second position.