Disc-shaped recording medium reproducing apparatus

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus reproduces a disc-shaped recording medium which is accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket which has a space for accommodating the disc-shaped recording medium and an opening for allowing the disc-shaped recording medium to go in and out of the jacket, and a lid member inserted through the opening of the jacket for closing the opening of the jacket. The reproducing apparatus comprises an inserting opening part through which the case is inserted into the reproducing apparatus a turntable for rotating the disc-shaped recording medium, a clamping mechanism for clamping at least one of the disc-shaped recording medium or the lid member provided at the innermost part on the opposite side from the inserting opening part with respect to the turntable a pair of guide rails provided extending between a position of the inserting opening part and a position at an innermost part of the reproducing apparatus, at right and left sides of a moving passage of the case, and slider mechanisms inserted with the pair of guide rails therethrough. The slider mechanisms are freely slidable along the pair of guide rails, and engages with the case and moves in response to the inserting and pulling out operation of the case. The slider mechanism has main slider bodies respectively inserted with the pair of guide rails therethrough, and has arm portions which oppose the upper and lower surfaces of the guide rails, and rollers provided at the arm portions of the main slider body, where the rollers roll over the guide rails.

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