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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1982
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1981
Osamu Tajima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Yamamura, Yokohama, JP;
Masafumi Mochizuki, Yamato, JP;
Yoichi Mita, Tokyo, JP;
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A reproducing apparatus reproduces a disc-shaped recording medium which is accommodated within a case comprising jacket which has a space for accommodating the disc-shaped recording medium and an opening for allowing the disc-shaped recording medium to go in and out of the jacket, and a lid plate inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening of the jacket. The reproducing apparatus comprises an inserting opening through which the case is inserted a lid plate locking mechanism and disc-shaped recording medium clamping mechanism respectively provided at the innermost part of the reproducing apparatus opposite to the inserting opening with respect to a turntable, for rotating the disc-shaped recording medium, and a jacket opening enlarging mechanism provided in the vicinity of the inserting opening, capable of moving over the turntable between the position in the vicinity of the inserting opening and the innermost part of the reproducing apparatus. The jacket opening enlarging mechanism has an enlarging member for enlarging the opening of the jacket by entering inside the cutouts of the lid plate, upon insertion of the jacket into the reproducing apparatus through the inserting opening. The lid plate locking mechanism has a locking member for locking the lid plate by entering inside the cutouts of the lid plate, upon insertion of the lid plate into the innermost part of the reproducing apparatus together with the jacket. The disc-shaped recording medium clamping mechanism has a clamping member for clamping the disc-shaped recording medium within the jacket by riding over the ride-over part of the lid plate and entering through the enlarged opening of the jacket, upon insertion of the lid plate into the innermost part of the reproducing apparatus together with the jacket.