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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Yoshihiro Ichikawa, Saitama-ken, JP;
Masayuki Saitoh, Saitama-ken, JP;
Shogo Sato, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yoshitake Shimada, Saitama-ken, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A linear rack gear is formed on the underside of a slide base, and a planetary gear provided in a chassis, which rotates in engagement with this linear rack gear, causes the slide base to move back and forth. When the slide base is located in its disc store position, the planetary gear engages with a first arcuate rack gear formed in the chassis continuously with the linear rack gear and revolves in accordance therewith, whereupon a clamp causes a clamp cam to slide in a lateral direction to move a float base up and down, thereby achieving clamp and release of a disc, so that the disc player can be manufactured at low cost due to a reduced number of parts in excellent production efficiency.