Disc-shaped recording medium reproducing apparatus

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus reproduces a disc-shaped recording medium which is accommodated within a case comprising a 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 member inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening of the jacket, where the lid member has cutouts and ride-over parts. The reproducing apparatus comprises an inserting opening through which the case is inserted, a turntable for rotating the disc-shaped recording medium, a clamping mechanism for clamping at least one of the disc-shaped recording medium and the lid member provided at an innermost part on the opposite side from the inserting opening with respect to the turntable, a detecting mechanism for detecting whether the disc-shaped recording medium is loaded within the reproducing apparatus, a reproducing transducer for reproducing the disc-shaped recording medium placed on the turntable, a reproducing operation mechanism for moving the reproducing transducer from a waiting position to a reproducing position with respect to the disc-shaped recording medium to perform a reproducing operation, and an operating mechanism connected to the detecting mechanism and the reproducing operation mechanism and operated upon starting of the reproducing operation, for operating the reproducing operation mechanism only when operated in a state where the detecting mechanism is detecting whether a disc-shaped recording medium is loaded within the reproducing apparatus.