Clamp mechanism and information reproducing mechanism
AssigneePioneer Corporation
InventorsKenji Nakamura, Yasuhiro Shinkai, Shigeru Kojima, Kenji Uchiyama
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Abstract
There is provided a clamp mechanism for clamping and unclamping an information recording disk to be loaded on a loading plane of a turntable. The clamp mechanism comprises a plurality of holders and a driving device. The holders each holds the disk loaded on the loading plane of the turntable. The driving device drives the holders in both of a holding direction along which the disk is held and an un-holding direction along which the disk is released from being held. At least one of plural holders is configured to press, in a direction parallel to the loading plane, the disk loaded on the turntable.
Claims6
A clamp mechanism for clamping and unclamping an information recording medium to be loaded on a loading plane of a turntable, the clamp mechanism comprising:
- a plurality of holders each holding the information recording medium loaded on the loading plane of the turntable;
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- a driving device driving the holders in both of a holding direction along which the information recording medium is held and an un-holding direction along which the information recording medium is released from being held;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of holders is configured to press, in a direction parallel to the loading plane, the information recording medium loaded on the turntable.
An information reproducing mechanism comprising:
- a turntable having a loading plane on which an information recording medium is allowed to be loaded;
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- a clamp mechanism for clamping and unclamping the information recording medium loaded on the loading plane of the turntable, the clamp mechanism comprising:
- a plurality of holders each holding the information recording medium on the turntable;
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- a driving device driving the holders in both of a holding direction along which the information recording medium is held and an un-holding direction along which the information recording medium is released from being held;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of holders is configured to press, in a direction parallel to the loading plane, the information recording medium loaded on the turntable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.