Patent ID: 8127318

Claim:
A disc device comprising: a slider member configured to be pushed and moved from a standby position, when a disc is inserted into a predetermined position of a main unit of the disc device, by a movement of a disc detection member detecting this insertion; a rack formed in said slider member and engaged with a driving gear disposed in the main unit by a movement of the slider member; a conveying roller configured to perform both insertion and ejection of the disc into and from the main unit, and rotatably supported by a roller base member; a cam part formed in the slider member, and configured to drive the conveying roller in a direction away from a disk conveying position together with the roller base member according to the movement of the slider member; a pushing member configured to supply the roller base member with a spring force to locate the conveying roller at the disk conveying position; a playback base equipped with a turntable, and configured to be supported by the main unit via a buffer member when a restriction on the playback base is released according to the movement of the slider member; an arm clamp rotatably supported by the playback base, and configured to press the disc onto the turntable when a restriction on the arm clamp is released according to the movement of the slider member and a plurality of contact parts formed in relative positions on both the roller base member and the slider member, and configured to push the slider member, when the disc is ejected from the main unit, to retract the slider member toward the standby position by contacting with each other in accordance with a movement of the roller base member, where the movement of the roller base member causes the conveying roller to move toward the disc conveying position.