Compact disk player with a mechanism for ejecting a selected disk

A disk player with a disk select function comprising:

• a playback unit including a rotation mechanism for rotating a disk, a clamper for placing said disk on said rotation mechanism, and a pickup positioned to face said disk;
• a magazine having an opening positioned towards said playback unit and accommodating a plurality of disks therein;
• a plurality of movable plates supported in said magazine to define a plurality of disk storage spaces partitioned by said movable plates, each of said movable plates being provided with an ejector positioned to face the disk accommodated in the corresponding disk storage space from the opposite side to said opening of said magazine;
• a drive mechanism for driving a desired one of said movable plates in a direction for said ejector to push out the desired disk through said opening when said magazine has been loaded into said disk player;
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• a disk feeding mechanism positioned in front of said opening of said magazine and receiving the desired disk pushed out by said drive mechanism for feeding the desired disk toward said playback unit.

A disk player with a disk select function comprising:

• a playback unit including a rotation mechanism for rotating a disk, a clamper for placing said disk on said rotation mechanism, and a pickup positioned to face said disk,
• a magazine having an opening positioned towards said playback unit and accommodating a plurality of disks therein;
• a plurality of ejection mechanisms in said magazine for protruding the disks through the opening of said magazine in one-to-one corresponding relation to the disks;
• a plurality of take-out knobs for operating said ejection mechanisms positioned in a recess formed in a lateral side of said magazine, such that an uppermost and lowermost ones of said take-out knobs are exposed to be operable from above and below said magazine respectively, and the intermediate take-out knob is exposed to be operable from the side of said magazine;
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• a disk feeding mechanism positioned in front of said opening of said magazine for feeding a desired disk protruded through the opening toward said playback unit.

A disk player with a disk select function comprising:

• a playback unit for playing back a disk;
• a magazine having an opening positioned toward said playback unit and accommodating a plurality of disks therein;
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• a disk feeding mechanism positioned in front of said opening of said magazine to feed a desired disk in said magazine toward said playback unit, wherein an ejection mechanism for protruding the desired disk through said opening, when said magazine has been loaded into said disk player, is provided in said magazine, a driven part for operating said ejection mechanism to protrude the desired disk through said opening is provided in a recess formed in a lateral side of said magazine close to said opening, an inclined surface is formed at the opening end of said magazine in front of said driven part, and a drive mechanism engaging said driven part to drive said ejection mechanism is provided on said disk player.

A disk player with a disk select function, comprising:

• a playback unit for playing back a disk,
• a magazine having an opening positioned toward said playback unit and accommodating a plurality of disks therein;
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• a disk feeding mechanism positioned in front of said opening of said magazine to feed a desired disk in said magazine toward said playback unit, wherein an ejection mechanism for protruding the desired disk through said opening, when said magazine has been loaded into said disk player, is provided in said magazine, a driven part for operating said ejection mechanism to protrude the desired disk through said opening is provided in a lateral side of said magazine close to said opening, said driven part functioning as a presser for holding the disks accommodated in said magazine, while driving said ejection mechanism in a direction to eject the disk and operating in a direction to release a force holding the disk, a drive mechanism engaging said driven part to drive said ejection mechanism is provided on said disk player and a restrictor is provided in said disk player and positioned to face said driven part of the loaded magazine from the front side in the direction of operation of said driven part and moved away from said driven part when said drive mechanism is engaged with said driven part.

A disk player with a disk select function comprising:

• a playback unit for playing back a disk;
• a magazine having an opening positioned toward said playback unit and accommodating a plurality of disks therein;
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• a disk feeding mechanism positioned in front of said opening of said magazine to feed a desired disk in said magazine toward said playback unit, wherein a plurality of plates are movably supported in said magazine to define a plurality of disk storage spaces partitioned by said plates, each said plate is provided with an ejector positioned to face the disk accommodated in the corresponding disk storage space from the opposite side to said opening of said magazine, a raised portion for preventing the disk from entering said magazine along an inner wall thereof is formed at the edge of one of said plates adjacent to the inner wall of said magazine, said edge being directed toward said opening, and a drive mechanism for driving a desired one of said plates in the direction for said ejector to push out the disk through said opening is provided on said disk player.