Patent ID: 7269834

Claim:
A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus moving a cartridge housing a disc-like recording medium in its case to a recording and reproducing position by means of a tray to perform recording and/or reproducing by means of a head, said apparatus characterized by comprising: a rotary drive section for driving said disc-like recording medium; a base unit including a head for accessing said disc-like recording medium to perform said recording and/or reproducing; supporting means for supporting said cartridge in a state of floating up from said tray in accordance with a rising operation of said base unit, said supporting means is provided on said base unit; and a holder plate provided with pressing means for pressing a plurality of portions of a top surface of said cartridge elastically, said holder plate arranged above said tray drawn-into said recording and reproducing position, characterized in that said holder plate has a pressing roller energized by a spring and presses said top surface of said cartridge by means of said pressing roller, and said pressing roller rotates in a moving direction when said cartridge is moved by means of said tray.