Optical disc drive and electronic equipment
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorsAki Yoguchi, Keigo Sato
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Abstract
There is provided an optical disc drive that can maintain contact between an optical disc and a conveying roller, while allowing the number of components to be reduced. A conveying roller includes a right roller that is rotatable around an axis and a left roller that is rotatable around an axis. The right roller portion and the left roller portion are arranged in a lateral direction. One of a right end portion of the right roller portion and a left end portion of the left roller portion is movable in an up-down direction relative to the other of the right end portion of the right roller portion and the left end portion of the left roller portion, with a relative position between the axis and the axis unchanged.
Claims7
An optical disc drive comprising:
- a conveying roller including a right roller portion configured to be rotatable around a first axis and a left roller portion configured to be rotatable around a second axis, the right roller portion and the left roller portion being arranged in a lateral direction;
- a conveying roller driving mechanism configured to rotate the conveying roller;
- a bracket supporting the right roller portion and the left roller portion;
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- a frame supporting the bracket, wherein
- the bracket has a first shaft portion provided on one side of the right side and left side of the bracket, and a second shaft portion provided on another side,
- the bracket is rotatable around a third axis defined by the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion,
- the frame is formed to allow an up-down movement of the first shaft portion of the bracket, and
- a first end portion corresponding to one of a right end portion of the right roller portion and a left end portion of the left roller portion, located on the one side of the right side and left side of the bracket, is configured to be movable in an up-down direction corresponding to the up-down movement relative to a second end portion corresponding to the other of the right end portion of the right roller portion and the left end portion of the left roller portion, with a relative orientation between the first axis and the second axis being unchanged by the up-down movement.
An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a cabinet configured to house an optical disc drive including
- a conveying roller including a right roller portion configured to be rotatable around a first axis and a left roller portion configured to be rotatable around a second axis, the right roller portion and the left roller portion being arranged in a lateral direction;
- a conveying roller driving mechanism configured to rotate the conveying roller;
- a bracket supporting the right roller portion and the left roller portion;
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- a frame supporting the bracket, wherein
- the bracket has a first shaft portion provided on one side of the right side and left side of the bracket, and a second shaft portion provided on another side,
- the bracket is rotatable around a third axis defined by the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion,
- the frame is formed to allow an up-down movement of the first shaft portion of the bracket, and
- a first end portion corresponding to one of a right end portion of the right roller portion and a left end portion of the left roller portion, located on the one side of the right side and left side of the bracket, is configured to be movable in an up-down direction corresponding to the up-down movement relative to a second end portion corresponding to the other of the right end portion of the right roller portion and the left end portion of the left roller portion, with a relative orientation between the first axis and the second axis being unchanged by the up-down movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.