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AssigneeTEAC Corporation
InventorsNobuhiko Fujimura, Nobuki Matsui
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In a disc apparatus, an insertion or removal operation of a disc can be performed without drawing the entire tray from the disc apparatus. A tray is movable between a disc loading position and a disc exchanging position. The tray is located in the disc apparatus so that a disc placed on the tray is loaded to the disc apparatus when the tray is at the disc loading position. A portion of the tray is drawn from the disc apparatus so that the disc can be placed on or removed from the tray when the tray is at the disc exchanging position. A cover is provided above the tray so as to enclose the tray when the tray is at the first position. A cover opening mechanism opens the cover by being linked with a movement of the tray in a direction from the disc loading position to the disc exchanging position.
A disc apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Indirect insertion, i.e. with external loading means: with sliding loading means
Information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer
Term ended 6 Nov 2017 (estimated)
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a disc apparatus and, more particularly, to a disc apparatus used as a portable CD-ROM drive apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a disc apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention when a tray is drawn;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the disc apparatus when the tray is drawn;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the disc apparatus when the tray is moved by a predetermined distance;
A description will now be given, with reference to the drawings, of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a CD-ROM drive apparatus according the embodiment of the present invention in a state where a tray is drawn; FIG. 2 is a side view of the CD-ROM drive apparatus in the state where the tray is drawn.
The CD-ROM drive apparatus 1 (hereinafter may be referred to as apparatus 1) is a disc apparatus connected to a personal computer (not shown in the figurer) so as to serve as an external storage device.