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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1997
Yuji Ikedo, Saitama-ken, JP;
Ken Okamura, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hideo Ito, Saitama-ken, JP;
Kuniya Satomi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a disc player which comprises a base section, a loading section linearly movably mounted on the base section, a rotary tray rotatably mounted on the loading section for receiving a plurality of discs, a driving motor provided in the loading section for producing a driving force, a turn table provided under the rotary tray. The disc player further includes a first operating mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the driving motor to the rotary tray, and for moving down the turn table when the rotary tray is to be rotated, a second operating mechanism for transmitting a driving force from the driving motor to said loading section to cause the loading section to linearly move with respect to said base section, a change-over for selecting an operation of the first operating mechanism or the second operating mechanism.