Patent ID: 7017167

Claim:
A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus which moves a cartridge housing a disc-like recording medium in a case thereof 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 as comprising: a shutter for opening and closing an opening formed in said case of said cartridge for allowing said head to access to said disc-like recording medium; and a shutter opening and closing mechanism provided on a side of said apparatus in order to open and close said shutter, and characterized in that: said shutter is opened by a relative motion of said shutter opening and closing mechanism to said cartridge when said cartridge is moved to said recording and reproducing position by means of said tray, said shutter is closed by a relative motion of said shutter opening and closing mechanism to said cartridge when said cartridge is moved to a pulled-out position by means of said tray; and characterized in that said tray is provided with a stopper for pressing said shutter opening and closing mechanism to a portion to be operated of said cartridge in order that said shutter opening and closing mechanism relatively slides on said stopper when said shutter is opened or said shutter is closed.