Disk loading apparatus with interlocked shutter mechanism, elevator mechanism and eject mechanism

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus of a disc-shaped recording medium, comprising:

• a main body portion having an opening portion through which a disc-shaped recording medium is inserted or ejected;
• a shutter mechanism for opening and closing said opening portion, said shutter mechanism being provided in said main body portion to be freely movable and for automatically closing said opening portion under a state that said disc-shaped recording medium is completely inserted into said main body portion;
• a drive mechanism for rotatably driving said disc-shaped recording medium, said drive mechanism including a disc table on which the disc-shaped recording medium is mounted and a motor to rotate said disc table;
• an elevator mechanism, said elevator mechanism including a chucking mechanism and a chassis cover, said elevator mechanism moved up and down in an interlocking manner with a movement of said shutter mechanism, said elevator moving to a position lower than said disc table to mount the recording medium on said disc table when said shutter mechanism is moved to a position to close said opening portion, and lifting up said disc-shaped recording medium from said disc table when said shutter mechanism is moved to a position to open said opening portion;
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• an eject mechanism for ejecting a disc-shaped recording medium from said opening portion, said eject mechanism interlocked with said shutter mechanism such that the disc-shaped recording medium is ejected from said opening portion when said disc-shaped recording medium is lifted up from said disc table by said elevator mechanism when said shutter mechanism is moved from the position to close said opening portion to the position to open said opening portion.

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus of a recording medium, comprising:

• a main body portion having an opening portion through which a recording medium is inserted or ejected, said opening portion being formed through a side surface of said main body portion;
• a shutter mechanism for opening and closing said opening portion, said shutter mechanism being provided to be freely movable along a side surface of said main body portion and for automatically closing said opening portion under a state that said recording medium is completely inserted into said main body portion, said shutter mechanism including at least two shutter members, said at least two shutter members being moved between a position to open said opening portion and a position to close said opening portion, said at least two shutter members opening said opening portion when being moved in opposite directions with each other, and closing said opening portion when being moved in a direction in which said at least two shutter members approach each other;
• a drive mechanism for driving said recording medium;
• an elevator mechanism, said elevator mechanism including a chucking mechanism and a chassis cover, said elevator mechanism moved up and down in an interlocking manner with a movement of said at least two shutter members, said elevator mechanism mounting the recording medium on said drive mechanism when said at least two shutter members are moved to a position to close said opening portion, and moving said recording medium apart from said drive mechanism when said at least two shutter members are moved to a position to open said opening portion;
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• an eject mechanism for ejecting a recording medium from said opening portion, said eject mechanism interlocked with said shutter mechanism such that the recording medium is ejected from said opening portion when said recording medium is moved apart from said drive mechanism by said elevator mechanism when said at least two shutter members are moved from the position to close said opening portion to the position to open said opening portion.