Patent ID: 6930970

Claim:
A disk reading device, comprising: a housing having an opening which communicates with a disk receiving space provided therein; a first rod positioned inside the disk receiving space, the first rod having a first guide pin; a second rod positioned inside the disk receiving space and pivotably coupled to the first rod at a pivot point in a manner such that the first and second rods achieve a scissoring movement about the pivot point, the second rod having a second guide pin; a third rod positioned inside the disk receiving space and having a detection pin and a notch that releasably engages the first rod to lock and unlock the first and second rods; a sliding plate positioned inside the disk receiving space; a crank arm positioned inside the disk receiving space and pivotably coupled to the second rod and the sliding plate, the crank arm having a third guide pin; and wherein a disk being inserted into the disk receiving space pushes the third guide pin to cause the crank arm to push the sliding plate towards the opening of the housing to raise.