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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1998
Takayuki Niioka, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsunori Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Takao Morimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeki Asai, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disc device including a floating base supported by a chassis through a plurality of elastic members, a holder which is supported on the floating base so as to be able to move vertically with respect to the floating base, and into which a disc cartridge is inserted, a slider, slidably disposed so as to move in directions of inserting and discharging a disc cartridge into and out of the disc device, for holding and carrying a disc cartridge inserted thereinto, and a switch lever, pivotably supported on the holder, for detecting that a disc cartridge is inserted correctly. A holder is rotatably engaged with the holder arm and accepts a disc cartridge inserted thereto, wherein when replaying the disc cartridge held in the holder, the disc cartridge is loaded onto the floating base by rotating the holder with respect to the holder arm and rotating the holder arm with respect to the floating base.