Patent ID: 7111310

Claim:
A reproducing/recording apparatus comprising: an apparatus body having a disk gate for inserting and ejecting a disk; a case provided inside the apparatus body for accommodating the disk; a recording/reproducing mechanism for recording on and reproducing from the disk accommodated in the case; and a loading mechanism for advancing and retracting the case between a position where the disk faces the recording/reproducing mechanism and a position near the disk gate, the loading mechanism including a motor, a gear mechanism coupled with the motor, and a rack coupled with the gear mechanism and provided along an advancement and retraction direction of the case, wherein a groove is formed on at least one of the rack and the case for allowing a relative movement of the rack and the case along the advancement and retraction direction, and wherein a start mechanism is formed between the case and the gear mechanism for starting rotation of the motor when the case advances to a predetermined position.