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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:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
Abstract
To mount or dismount a recording medium easily, a recording medium playback apparatus includes a main body and a tray . The tray includes a tray body , a pickup portion and a lock mechanism. The pickup is mounted on the tray body to be moved freely against the tray body . The lock mechanism can move freely between a permissible position and a limited position. The tray can move between a playback position and a mount position. When the tray is in the playback position, the lock mechanism is positioned in the permissible position. When the tray is in the mount position, the lock mechanism is positioned in the limited position.