The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Ochi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/722 ; G11B 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/722 ; G11B 2/108 ;
Abstract
Both when disc reproducing means is performing a reproduction operation on a disc, and when the disc reproducing means is not performing a reproduction operation on a disc, a tray on which a rotary table is disposed can be moved by tray driving means to a accommodating position and a discharging position. In this configuration, when the disc reproducing means is performing a reproduction operation on a disc, the tray driving means moves the tray at a low speed (step S ), and, when the disc reproducing means is not performing a reproduction operation on a disc, the tray driving means moves the tray at a high speed (step S ).