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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinsaku Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Tanashin Denki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
Abstract
A disc transfer apparatus, which relies on a spring force for inserting a disc and on a motor for removing the disc, is provided to prevent the motor from acting as a load when the disc is inserted. A holding mechanism is provided in the disc transfer apparatus for holding a control gear included in a power transmission path (from a two-way motor for moving a pickup and for moving a push-back member), with respect to an upstream gear and a downstream gear without meshing therewith. The control gear is released from the holding mechanism by ejecting means.