Recording medium player apparatus

A recording medium player apparatus comprising:

• a housing enclosing a play means and having an insertion slot formed at a front surface portion thereof for insertion of a recording medium carrying an information signal;
• an open/close body provided at said front surface portion so as to openably cover said insertion slot and being provided with an operation portion for controlling the operation of said play means, said open/close body being opened outwardly away from said housing;
• a linkage means for opening and closing and mechanically locking and unlocking said open/close body with respect to said housing;
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• a single motor for applying a driving force to said linkage means;
• wherein said open/close body is constituted by an inner cover portion pivotally provided on said housing for openably closing said insertion slot, and an outer cover portion including said operation portion and which is slidably mounted on said inner cover portion so as to substantially cover said inner cover portion and be removable therefrom, wherein said outer cover portion includes a slot formed in each longitudinal opposite end thereof, and said inner cover portion includes a U-shaped channel end portion formed at each longitudinal opposite end thereof, whereby each of said U-shaped channel end portions slidably engages with a corresponding said slot.

A recording medium player apparatus comprising:

• a housing enclosing a play means and having an insertion slot formed at a front surface portion thereof for insertion of a recording medium carrying an information signal;
• an open/close body provided at said front surface portion so as to openably cover said insertion slot and being provided with an operation portion for controlling the operation of said play means, said open/close body being opened outwardly away from said housing;
• a linkage means for opening and closing and mechanically locking and unlocking said open/close body with respect to said housing;
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• a single motor for applying a driving force to said linkage means;
• wherein said apparatus further comprises an urging means for urging said open/close body toward a closed position, wherein said open/close body is constituted by an inner cover portion pivotally provided on said housing for openably closing said insertion slot, and an outer cover portion including said operation portion and which is slidably mounted on said inner cover portion so as to substantially cover said inner cover portion and be removable therefrom, and further wherein said outer cover portion includes a slot formed in each longitudinal opposite end thereof, and said inner cover portion includes a U-shaped channel end portion formed at each longitudinal opposite end thereof, whereby each of said U-shaped channel end portions slidably engages with a corresponding said slot.

A recording medium player apparatus comprising:

• a housing enclosing a pay means and having an insertion slot formed at a front surface portion thereof for insertion of a recording medium carrying an information signal;
• an open/close body provided at said front surface portion so as to openably cover said insertion slot and being provided with an operation portion for controlling the operation of said play means, said open/close body being opened outwardly away from said housing;
• a linkage means for opening and closing and mechanically locking and unlocking said open/close body with respect to said housing;
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• a single motor for applying a driving force to said linkage means, wherein said linkage means comprises:
• a first link member having one end and an opposite other end and being pivoted at said one end on said open/close body;
• a second link member having one end and an opposite other end, said one end of said second link being pivoted on the other end of said first link member;
• a third link member having one end and an opposite other end, said one end of said third link member being pivoted on the other end of said second link member;
• an engagement/stopper link member having one end and an opposite other end and being pivoted at a substantially central portion thereof on said housing, said one end of said engagement/stopper link member being pivoted on the other end of said third link member so that the opposite other end of said engagement/stopper link member is releasably locked on said open/close body when said open/close body is in a closed position;
• a movable member provided so as to be movable in a predetermined direction and pivoted on said second link member;
• a transmission means for transmitting said driving force from said motor to said movable member;
• a limit means for limiting a range of pivotal movement of said engagement/stopper link member in a lock-releasing direction of said engagement stopper link member;
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• a guide means for guiding a mutual pivotal portion of said first and second link members in a direction substantially parallel to the predetermined direction of movement of said movable member.