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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Yasuhide Mizuta, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhide Mizuta, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A slider is mounted on a chassis forming a frame so as to be movable in a first direction, and is configured to start a movement in conjunction with an operation in which an optical pickup is switched from an operation mode into a non-operation mode and returns to an initial position. A disk tray is mounted on the chassis so as to be movable in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, is configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the slider, and is provided with a first groove extending in the first direction. A protrusion is provided in the slider and is engaged with the first groove when the disk tray moves, thereby preventing the disk tray from moving in the second direction. A second groove is provided in the disk tray, communicates with the first groove, and introduces the protrusion into the first groove when the disk tray is moved. A first drive mechanism is configured to move the disk tray and includes a first pinion provided in the chassis and a first rack provided in the disk tray. The second groove is provided with an opening by cutting a portion of a groove wall of the guide groove.