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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2000
Teruaki Imai, Nagano, JP;
Takafumi Suwa, Tanashi, JP;
Shoji Tomioka, Sagamihara, JP;
Takahiro Asano, Hachiouji, JP;
Yasushi Kuroda, Machida, JP;
Hisanori Togawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transport mechanism for an optical disc cartridge capable of discharging an optical disc cartridge to a predetermined position by making a transport roller in pressure contact with the optical disc cartridge even if the cartridge is erroneously inserted. A guide arm is rotatively mounted which projects into an optical disc cartridge transport path between the transport roller and a disc insertion port. If the optical disc cartridge is inserted in a normal orientation, the guide arm is rotated by the optical disc cartridge to rotate the arm in the clockwise direction to allow the optical disc cartridge to be inserted, whereas if the optical disc cartridge is inserted in an orientation rotated by 90° from the normal orientation, the transport roller is made in pressure contact with the side wall of the optical disc cartridge.