Clarion Co

Sadamu Matsuda

Takahiro Asano

Shigeo Kinoshita

Kouji Seki

Shigeru Tsuda

Yukio Komazaki

Wataru Watanabe

A disk holder springing-out prevention device is constituted by utilizing an existing loading block LB. A disk holderis restricted to an accommodated position within a magazine M by means of a stopperprovided on a holder guide rail. In general, the initial position of the loading block LB is adapted to be a raised/lowered position corresponding to the uppermost disk holderand the stopperis adapted to be superimposed in the vertical direction with an engagement projectionof a holder extracting memberwhen the holder extracting memberis in the initial position in the feed direction. In this way, positional restriction of the uppermost disk holderis effected by the holder extracting memberwhereas the stopperperforms positional restriction of the remaining disk holders. As a result, springing out of the disk holdersfrom the magazine M can be reliably prevented.

Disk holder pop-out preventing device

On a loading block LB, there are provided a wirehaving spring properties and two rollers (disk pressing sections)made of rubber that are capable of rotating about this wireas their rotary shaft. One end of the wireis coupled with a cam holeprovided in a large-diameter gear (rotary member)of the loading block LB through a linking plate (operating member)and a coupling pinprovided on this linking plate, so that the rollersare subjected to drive control between a pressing position and a release position by the operation of this cam hole. During disk feeding or clamping action, the disk D can be pressed against the disk holder DH by pressing the rollersagainst the disk D.

Disk holding device

An equipment support structure capable of permitting the vertical arrangement or orientation of a damper spring to be readily carried out irrespective of the posture of setting of an equipment, A damper link which is pivotally moved depending upon the position of setting of an equipment is pivotally mounted at the proximal end thereof on one of the equipment and mount for supporting the equipment through dampers and a damper spring is provided between the damper link and the other of the mount and equipment for offsetting load applied from the equipment to the dampers and operatively connected to the damper ling so as to be pivotally moved in association with the damper link.

Equipment support structure

A drive arrangement effects movement of a disk conveying portion to a plurality of first positions and to a second position relative to a case and a rotatable turntable. The drive arrangement includes a driving gear, a slide member having a gear portion engaging the driving gear, and a movable slide plate engaged by the slide member, the slide plate having a stepwise cam portion which effects movement of the disk conveying portion between its positions. The disk conveying portion has two rotatable rollers which can engage an edge of a disk in the case when the disk conveying portion is in one of its first positions, and which rotate in order to extract the disk. As the disk conveying portion moves to its second position, the disk supported by the rollers moves to the turntable, and a clamp member is moved from a retracted position to a clamping position to hold the disk against the turntable, after which the rollers are disengaged from the disk.

Compact disk selecting mechanism

A disk selecting mechanism is disclosed, in which a slide plate is moved forward and backward by driving a slide link by means of a driving gear and a disk conveying portion is moved according thereto in the up and downward direction by a stepwise cam portion disposed on the slide link so as to set it at an arbitrary position in the up and downward direction, in order to select an arbitrary disk from a magazine.

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Tokyo, Japan

Sadamu Matsuda