Disc ejecting apparatus

Disc ejecting apparatus for ejecting a disc by a disc ejecting mechanism with a driving force of a pick-up drive motor for reciprocally moving a pick-up, having:

• a first gear driven by the driving force of said pick-up drive motor;
• a pick-up support for supporting said pick-up;
• a second gear for reciprocally moving said pick-up support, said pick-up support being disposed coaxially with said first gear and able to be moved to an end position in which said pick-up is positioned in an initial position;
• a friction member inserted between said first and second gears, said friction member transmitting the driving force from the first gear to said second gear and providing a slip action;
• a third gear for selectively engaging the first gear and transmitting the driving force of the pick-up drive motor to said disc ejecting mechanism;
• a stopper adapted to be in contact with said pick-up support to stop the pick-up to said initial position when the pick-up support is restored to said end position;
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• a connecting member for supporting said third gear and engaging said third gear with said first gear in response to the movement of the pick-up support in a last stage of restoration of the pick-up to the initial position, thereby to transmit the driving force of the pick-up driving motor to the disc ejecting mechanism, wherein:
• after said pick-up is restored to the initial position, said pick-up is held to the initial position by said slip action.