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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Horita, Ehime, JP;
Tsuyoshi Hashida, Ehime, JP;
Shinichi Wada, Ehime, JP;
Makoto Maruoka, Ehime, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
Abstract
Provided in the vicinity of both sides of a disk loading slot, are rods which rotate when contacted by a disk that is loaded, and disk check levers which are in contact with the rods and rotate by a principle of a lever. With such a disk loading apparatus, when loading a disk into a reproduction apparatus, incorrect loading of a disk due to a difference in disk sizes is prevented.