Disk recording and reproducing apparatus

A recording and reproducing apparatus for a disk or for a disk cartridge, said disk cartridge having a mounted disk within a cartridge, comprising:

• a case,
• a chassis comprising,
• a turntable for receiving the disk or the mounted disk,
• a head for recording onto or reproducing from the disk or the mounted disk,
• said chassis being movable between a first position drawn out from the case and a second position drawn into the case,
• a holder hinged to the chassis above the turntable, said holder being movable hinge-like between a first holder position for inserting the cartridge and a second holder position for loading the mounted disk on the turntable, having an aperture through its bottom surface for preventing the holder from interfering with the disk on the turntable, and moving from the first holder position to the second holder position when the chassis moves from the first position to the second position, wherein,
• the disk cartridge being inserted in the holder at the first holder position and the mounted disk is loaded on the turntable at the second holder position when the chassis is at the second position, or the disk is loaded directly on the turntable when the holder is at the first holder position and the chassis is at the first position, and said turntable always receives the disk or the mounted disk at a same position.

A recording and reproducing apparatus for a disk cartridge, said disk cartridge having a mounted disk within a cartridge, comprising:

• a chassis comprising,
• a turntable for receiving the mounted disk, and
• a head for recording onto or reproducing from the mounted disk,
• said chassis being movable between a first position and a second position,
• a tray being movable between a first tray position and a second tray position,
• a holder settled on the tray having a mounting space formed in steps with coinciding centers for holding one of a plurality of different sized disk cartridges, said holder being able to move vertically from a bottom position to a top position in the tray,
• a thrusting means for thrusting the holder to ascend from the bottom position during the movement of the tray from the first tray position to the second tray position, and
• a stopper means for limiting the ascent of the disk cartridge on the holder such that the mounted disk is stopped not beyond a specific vertical position irrespective of the disk cartridge size, said specific vertical position is defined as a vertical position of the mounted disk when a largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the bottom position,
• wherein,
• the disk cartridge is placed in the holder at the first tray position and the mounted disk is loaded on the turntable at the second tray position, and
• said turntable always receives the mounted disk at the specific vertical position and at the coinciding centers.

A recording and reproducing apparatus for a disk or for a disk cartridge, said disk cartridge having a mounted disk within a cartridge, comprising:

• a chassis comprising,
• a turntable for receiving the disk or the mounted disk,
• a head for recording onto or reproducing from the disk or the mounted disk,
• said chassis being movable between a first position and a second position,
• a tray being movable in a direction between a first tray position and a second tray position,
• a holder settled on the tray having a disk a disk cartridge mounting space formed as one or a plurality of steps of successively smaller disk cartridge mounting spaces with coinciding centers and having a disk shaped recess formed as one or a plurality of steps of successively smaller disk shaped recesses with said coinciding centers for holding one of a plurality of different sized disks or one of a plurality of different sized disk cartridges, said holder being able to move vertically from a bottom position to a top position in the tray,
• a thrusting means for thrusting the holder to ascend during the movement of the tray from the first tray position to the second tray position,
• a stopper means for limiting the ascent of the disk or the disk cartridge on the holder such that the disk or the mounted disk is stopped not beyond a specific vertical position irrespective of the disk size or the disk cartridge size, said specific vertical position is defined as a vertical position of the mounted disk when a largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the bottom position,
• wherein,
• the disk or the disk cartridge is placed in the holder at the first tray position and the disk or the mounted disk is loaded on the turntable at the second tray position, said turntable always receives the disk or the mounted disk at the specific vertical position and at the coinciding centers.

A recording and reproducing apparatus for a disk cartridge, said disk cartridge having a mounted disk within a cartridge, comprising:

• a chassis comprising,
• a turntable for receiving the mounted disk,
• a head for recording onto or reproducing from the mounted disk,
• said chassis being movable between a first position and a second position,
• a tray being movable in a direction between a first tray position and a second tray position,
• a holder settled on the tray having a mounting space formed in steps with a first center of the mounted disk in a largest sized disk cartridge and with coinciding second centers of the mounted disks in other sized disk cartridges for holding one of a plurality of different sized disk cartridges, said holder being able to move vertically from a bottom position to a top position and also horizontally from a first end position to a second end position in the tray,
• a thrusting means for thrusting the holder to ascend and to move horizontally during the movement of the tray from the first tray position to the second tray position,
• a stopper means for limiting the ascent and the horizontal movement of the disk cartridge on the holder such that the mounted disk is stopped not beyond a specific vertical position and at a specific horizontal position irrespective of the disk cartridge size, said specific vertical position being defined as a vertical position of the mounted disk when the largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the bottom position, said specific horizontal position being defined as a horizontal position of the mounted disk when the largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the first end position,
• wherein,
• the disk cartridge is placed in the holder at the first tray position and the mounted disk is loaded on the turntable at the second tray position, said turntable always receives the mounted disk at the specific vertical position and at the specific horizontal position.

A recording and reproducing apparatus for a disk or for a disk cartridge, said disk cartridge having a mounted disk within a cartridge, comprising:

• a chassis comprising,
• a turntable for receiving the disk or the mounted disk,
• a head for recording onto or reproducing from the disk or the mounted disk,
• said chassis being movable between a first position and a second position,
• a tray being movable between a first tray position and a second tray position,
• a holder settled on the tray having a disk cartridge mounting space formed as one or a plurality of steps of successively smaller disk cartridge mounting spaces with a first center on the mounted disk in a largest sized disk cartridge and with coinciding second centers of the mounted disks in other sized disk cartridges and having a disk shaped recess formed as one or a plurality of steps of successively smaller disk shaped recesses with the coinciding second centers of the mounted disks for holding one of a plurality of different sized disk cartridges or one of a plurality of different sized disks, said holder being able to move vertically from a bottom position to a top position and also horizontally from a first end position to a second end position in the tray,
• a thrusting means for thrusting the holder to ascend and move horizontally during the movement of the tray from the first tray position to the second tray position,
• a stopper means for limiting the ascent and the horizontal movement of the disk or the disk cartridge on the holder such that the disk or the mounted disk is stopped not beyond a specific vertical position and at a specific horizontal position irrespective of the disk or the disk cartridge size, said specific vertical position being defined as a vertical position of the mounted disk when the largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the bottom position, said specific horizontal position being defined as a horizontal position of the mounted disk when the largest sized disk cartridge is held on the holder which is at the first end position,
• wherein,
• the disk or the disk cartridge is placed in the holder at the first tray position and the disk or the mounted disk is loaded on the turntable at the second tray position, said turntable always receives the disk or the mounted disk at the specific vertical position and at the specific horizontal position.