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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2006
Robertus Josephus Maria Verhoeven, Eindhoven, NL;
Herman Van Der Kall, Eindhoven, NL;
Robertus Josephus Maria Verhoeven, Eindhoven, NL;
Herman Van Der Kall, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An optical disc device comprising a tray () for carrying an optical disc, which tray () can move between a position inside the device and a position partly outside the device. The device also comprises a structure () for holding and driving the optical disc, which structure () is provided with a turntable () and an optical pickup unit () and guiding means for moving the optical pickup unit (). The structure () can tilt around a horizontal tilt axis () behind the rotating optical disc. The tray () is provided with a catch member () and the optical pickup unit () is provided with a cooperating catch surface (), whereby the catch member () may hit the catch surface () when the tray () moves, thereby displacing the optical pickup unit () into a save position.