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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Imai, Ohme, JP;
Yosuke Haga, Ohmiya, JP;
Takeharu Sasada, Hachiouji, JP;
Shinji Masuda, Hino, JP;
Atuomi Ono, Hachiouji, JP;
Midori Murakami, Kokubunji, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Kenwood, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ;
Abstract
A floating chassis support mechanism is provided which can thin a disc reproduction apparatus. In the floating chassis support mechanism for a disc reproduction apparatus for supporting a floating chassis with springs and dampers vertically from the opposite side of a loaded disc, the damper is disposed outside of a projection area of the disc, and an area of the floating chassis supported by the dampers is retracted towards the disc side more than a lower surface of the disc.