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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jun Togashi, Saitama, JP;
Kiyoshi Morikawa, Saitama, JP;
Satoru Anada, Saitama, JP;
Hideki Kinoshita, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Ota, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/730 ;
Abstract
A pickup guide mechanism in which a shaft for guiding a pickup is arranged over an opening formed on a chassis and the shaft is fixed to the chassis by a fixing unit. The fixing unit includes a countersunk head screw, which is screwed to the chassis, the tapered face of the head portion of which pushes an end portion of the guide shaft, wherein the taper angle of the tapered face of the head portion exceeds 90°.