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US 6,785,897 B2Granted
Disc support plate, disc changer mechanism, and disc recording and/or reproducing device
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsKazuyuki Takizawa, Tomohiro Watanabe, Toru Hama
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Abstract
A tray includes a substrate and a resin portion placed thereon by printing. The resin portion includes a first part placed along an edge on the disc loading side of the substrate, a second part placed along another edge on the disc unloading side of the substrate, and a third part placed between the first and second parts.
Claims14
A disc support plate for a recording and/or reproducing medium, comprising:
- a substrate having a first tapered edge portion and a second edge portion, said substrate configured to allow a disc to be loaded onto the disc support plate from the first tapered edge portion to the second edge portion along a disc loading direction;
- and
- a resin portion provide only on the first tapered edge portion, the second edge portion and a line-shaped portion provided between the first tapered edge portion and the second edge portion.
A device for recording and/or reproducing a disc, comprising:
- a casing defining an external shape of the device;
- a disc support plate disposed in said casing, said disc support plate comprising:
- a substrate having a first tapered edge portion and a second edge portion, said substrate configured to allow a disc to be loaded onto the disc support plate from the first tapered edge portion to the second edge portion along a disc loading direction;
- and
- a resin portion provided only on the first tapered edge portion, the second edge portion and a line-shaded portion provided between the first tapered edge portion and the second edge portion;
- a disc compartment arranged in said casing to receive the disc on said disc support plate;
- means for loading and unloading the disc from said disc compartment;
- means arranged in said casing for reproducing the disc in said disc compartment;
- and
- means for operating at least one of said disc compartment and said reproducing means.
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A changer mechanism for discs, comprising:
- a plurality of disc support plates, each comprising:
- a substrate having a first tapered edge portion and a second edge portion, said substrate configured to allow a disc to be loaded onto the disc support plate from the first tapered edge portion to the second edge portion along a disc loading direction;
- and
- a resin portion provided only on the first tapered edge portion, the second edge portion and a line-shaped portion provided between the first tapered edge portion and the second edge portion;
- a disc compartment provided with said plurality of disc support plates, said disc compartment receiving the discs on said plurality of disc support plates;
- means for loading and unloading the discs from said disc compartment;
- and means for selecting one of the discs received in said disc compartment.
4 more elements
A device for recording and/or reproducing a disc, comprising:
- a casing defining an external shape of the device;
- a disc support plate disposed in said casing, said disc support plate comprising:
- a substrate having a first tapered edge portion and a second edge portion, said substrate configured to allow a disc to be loaded onto the disc support plate from the first tapered edge portion to the second edge portion along a disc loading direction;
- and
- a resin portion provided only on the first tapered edge portion, the second edge portion and a line-shaped portion provided between the first tapered edge portion and the second edge portion;
- a disc compartment arranged in said casing to receive the disc on said disc support plate;
- a loader configured to load and unload the disc from said disc compartment;
- a reproducer arranged in said casing and configured to reproduce the disc in said disc compartment;
- and
- an operation unit configured to operate at least one of said disc compartment and said reproducer.
7 more elements
A changer mechanism for discs, comprising:
- a plurality of disc support plates, each comprising:
- a substrate having a first tapered edge portion and a second edge portion, said substrate configured to allow a disc to be loaded onto the disc support plate from the first tapered edge portion to the second edge portion along a disc loading direction;
- and
- a resin portion provided only on the first tapered edge portion, the second edge portion and a line-shaped portion provided between the first tapered edge portion and the second edge portion;
- a disc compartment provided with said plurality of disc support plates, said disc compartment receiving the discs on said plurality of disc support plates;
- a loader configured to load and unload the discs from said disc compartment;
- and a selector configured to select one of the discs received in said disc compartment.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.