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US 6,480,457 B1Granted
Cartridge receiving apparatus and cartridge disc player utilizing same
AssigneePioneer Corporation
InventorsKatsuhiro Onodera, Hideo Ito
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Abstract
A cartridge receiving apparatus comprises a receiving unit for receiving at least one cartridge; at least one support unit for supporting the cartridge received; and a detection device for detecting a position of the support unit. A decision as whether receipt of the cartridge is completed or not is made in accordance with detection results obtained by the detection device.
Claims4
A cartridge receiving apparatus, comprising:
- a receiving unit for receiving at least one cartridge;
- at least one leaf spring a part of which is fitted into a hole formed on a shutter of said cartridge to support said cartridge;
- a lever, which is moved by resilient deformation of said leaf spring;
- a deception device for detecting a position of said lever and enabling a decision as to whether receipt of said cartridge is completed or not to be made in accordance with detection results obtained by said detection device;
- wherein said at least one cartridge comprises a plurality of cartridges and said receiving unit has a plurality of receiving spaces into which said plurality of cartridges can be received, respectively;
- said at least one leaf spring comprises a plurality of leaf springs that are provided for the respective receiving spaces;
- and
- said lever is provided for said plurality of leaf springs so that resilient deformation of at least one of said plurality of leaf springs causes said lever to move.
5 more elements
A cartridge disc player, comprising:
- a receiving unit for receiving a plurality of cartridges;
- a plurality of leaf springs, a part of each of which is fitted into a hole formed on a shutter of the cartridge to support the cartridge;
- a lever, which is moved by resilient deformation of said leaf spring;
- and
- a detection device for detecting a position of the leaf spring and enabling a decision as to whether receipt of said cartridge is completed or not to be made in accordance with detection results obtained by said detection device;
- and
- a transfer unit for transferring the cartridge between said receiving unit and a playback unit;
- said cartridge having a shutter that is closed by the leaf spring when said cartridge is transferred from said playback unit to said receiving unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.