Patent ID: 7533392

Claim:
A disc apparatus comprising: a loading mechanism for performing a pulling operation for pulling a disc to a clamping position where a clamping operation for the disc is performed, by moving a rack main body inside the disc apparatus by a loading motor, and for performing a clamping operation for clamping the disc by further moving the rack main body after the pulling operation; and a rotatable stopper, the rotatable stopper comprising: an actuating means driven by an outer circumferential portion of the disc at a time of the disk being pulled by the loading mechanism to the clamping position; and a prohibiting means for prohibiting the clamping operation at a time of the actuating means not being driven by the outer circumferential portion of the disc, and for permitting the clamping operation at a time of the actuating means being driven by the outer circumferential portion of the disc.