Tone arm lift mechanism

In a phonograph device having a turntable and a movably mounted tone arm, a tone arm lift mechanism, comprising:

• a selectively actuatable linear motor mounted on the tone arm, said linear motor including a coil and a generally axially mounted magnetized armature oriented in a position for movement generally perpendicular to the surface of a record on the turntable;
• resilient means mounted adjacent one end of said armature for engagement with the surface of a record;
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• means for selectively energizing said linear motor to move the armature with respect to said coil and thereby move the tone arm upwardly with respect to the record surface.

A tone arm lift mechanism for a phonograph device, comprising:

• a tone arm including a stylus for engagement with the grooves of a record on the phonograph device means mounting, said tone arm for movement between a down position whereat the stylus is in engagement with a record groove and an up position whereat the stylus is out of engagement with a record groove;
• a selectively actuatable linear motor mounted on the free end of the tone arm, in a position generally adjacent the stylus, said linear motor comprising an electrical coil and an armature slidably mounted generally axially within the coil for movement with respect thereto, said coil and armature being oriented in a position so that the axis thereof is generally perpendicular to the surface of a record on the phonograph device;
• resilient means mounted adjacent one end of said armature for engagement with the record surface;
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• means for energizing said linear motor to move the armature downwardly with respect to said coil to thereby move the tone arm from the down position to the up position.

A tone arm lift mechanism for a phonograph device, comprising:

• a tone arm including a stylus for engagement with the grooves of a record, means mounting said tone arm for movement between a down position whereat the stylus is in engagement with a record groove and an up position whereat the stylus is out of engagement with the record grooves;
• a selectively actuatable solenoid coil mounted on the free end of the tone arm including a solenoid armature movable with respect to the coil, said coil and armature being oriented in a position for movement of the armature generally perpendicular to the surface of a record on the phonograph device;
• a generally horizontally extending biasing means connected at one end to the tone arm and having the opposite and extending generally below the solenoid armature;
• resilient means mounted on the biasing means for engagement with the record surface;
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• means for energizing said solenoid coil to move the armature and biasing means downwardly with respect to said coil to move the resilient means into engagement with the record surface to thereby move the tone arm between its down position and its up position.

A tone arm lift mechanism for a phonograph device, comprising:

• a tone arm;
• means mounting said tone arm for movement about one end;
• a stylus mounted on the opposite end of the tone arm for engagement with a record on the phonograph device;
• a selectively actuatable solenoid mounted on the tone arm, said solenoid including an armature movable with respect to the tone arm and oriented in a position for movement into engagement with the surface of the record;
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• means for energizing said solenoid to lift the tone arm with respect to the record surface.

In a phonograph device, a tone arm lift mechanism, comprising:

• a tone arm;
• means mounting said tone arm for pivotal movement about one end thereof;
• a stylus mounted on the opposite end of the tone arm for engagement with the grooves of a phonograph record on the phonograph device;
• a selectively actuatable linear motor mounted on the tone arm, said linear motor including a coil and a generally axially mounted magnetized armature oriented in a position for movement generally perpendicular to the surface of said record;
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• means for selectively energizing said linear motor to lift the tone arm with respect to the record surface.