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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2003
Youichi Konno, Tokorozawa, JP;
Katsumi Ishii, Tokorozawa, JP;
Youichi Konno, Tokorozawa, JP;
Katsumi Ishii, Tokorozawa, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo-To, JP;
Abstract
A disc driving apparatus comprises a turntable, a clamping member and a cam mechanism. A disc is to be placed on the turntable. The clamping member holds the disc between the turntable and the clamping member with a magnetic attracting force. The cam mechanism causes a relative movement between the turntable and the clamping member to move any one of them away from another thereof or move them closer to each other. The cam mechanism has a cam and a cam follower. The cam has a contour by which a variation rate of displacement of the cam follower relative to a moving amount of the cam when the turntable and the clamping member move away form each other becomes smaller than a variation rate thereof when the turntable and the clamping member move close to each other.