Optical disc player having an apparatus for transferring both a disc

Abstract

An optical disc player for performing the backward and forward feeding operation of a tray by driving a feeding motor which controls the feeding operation of an optical pickup includes a feeding motor for generating a motive power, the optical pickup having a first rack gear at one side of the body thereof, and installed to a feeding space on a deck plate, a feeding pinion for receiving the motive power of the feeding motor by being brought into meshing engagement with the first rack gear to be rotated for permitting the optical pickup to move linearly, an auxiliary gear arbitrarily rotatable on the deck plate for being brought into meshing engagement with the first rack gear where the first rack gear reaches in a stop mode of the optical pickup, an auxiliary rack gear integrally formed with a tray for being brought into meshing engagement with the auxiliary gear, and a tray feeding gear for receiving the motive power transmitted from the feeding motor to be rotated about its position on a front upper plane of the deck plate. Thus, the player is simple in the structure, and is easy to manufacture. Also, the player is lightweight and thin.