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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8028308 | Optical disk transport device for optical disk player An optical disk transport device for an optical disk player includes a carrying roller, an optical disk guiding part located above the carrying roller, an elastic part for pressing the carrying roller towards the optical disk guiding part, and a motor for driving th... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7774803 | Disk loading apparatus There is provided a disk loading apparatus capable of improving the stability in the centering operation at low cost only by changing the shape of the guide groove without adding extra parts or complicated structures. The disk loading apparatus includes a feed rolle... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7685612 | Disk apparatus To provide a disk apparatus including a disk guide for guiding movement of a disk in a disk insertion direction; wherein the disk guide includes a platy guide member, a convex portion provided in vicinity of opposite ends of a platy guide member, and an engagement p... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7665099 | Loading device for a disk drive A loading device for a disk driver includes a transporting unit and a guide unit. The transporting unit includes one roller or two rollers, and the guide unit includes two symmetric or asymmetric cones. When loading a disc, two sides of the disc are individually sup... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7373648 | Disk recording and/or reproducing device A recording and/or reproducing apparatus has a disk transfer mechanism, a mechanical chassis lifting/lowering mechanism, and a gear switching mechanism. The disk transfer mechanism transfers a disk onto a disk table with a motor. The disk transfer mechanism has a ro... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7308692 | Feed roller, optical disk carrying unit and optical disk recording/playback device A problem that carriage of a disk by a feed roller cannot be smoothly accomplished depending on a type of the disk is to be solved. To achieve the object, the feed roller has an overall shape of expanding in diameter, and has floating roller parts movably fitted to ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281256 | Disk transport mechanism for a disk drive A disk drive includes a spacer unit mounted at one end of a roller-mounting frame for spacing a disk transport roller apart from a plate member. The spacer unit has a predetermined length greater than the greatest outer diameter of the transport roller. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249761 | ATM currency presenter gate arrangement An ATM includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the open... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7200851 | Disk drive There is provided a disk drive in which a base lifting mechanism (93) makes a first disk chucking operation to place an optical disk (2) on a disk mount (27) by elevating at least a base (31) to a disk chucking position, lowers the base (... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7107598 | Disk device having reduced disk contact areas against outer peripheral surface of disk A guide flap is a member shaped like substantially a plate, and a pair of disk guide parts are formed on both sides of the guide flap. The respective inside portions of the disk guide parts form disk contact portions that abut against the outer peripheral surface of... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103894 | Disk loading mechanism, and disk recording and/or reproducing device A disk loading apparatus includes first and second main gears (35, 43) disposed at equal distances to each other in radial directions from the center of rotation of a disk table (85) which is the center of rotation of a disk-type recording medium at an... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7069567 | Disc device with transport roller bracket restraining detection protrusions away from outer peripheral edge of disc A disc device including a disc driving section, a transport roller, a positioning member, a detection section, a transmitting member for transmitting movement of the detection section to the positioning member, a roller supporting member for moving the transport rol... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6993776 | Disc centering device It is sought to simplify a disc centering device. Stopper portions for centering a small-size disc are provided on disc sensors, and guide portions are provided, which, when the disc sensors are moved with insertion of a large-size disc, engage with the disc sensors... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6968560 | Optical disc driving apparatus Herein disclosed is an optical disc driving apparatus adapted to selectively drive two kinds of optical discs different in diameter from each other to reproduce information recorded in the optical disc while reading out information in the optical disc. The optical d... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941567 | Vibration absorbing apparatus for optical disk player A vibration absorbing apparatus for a disk player comprising a convey roller dispose at a disk gate between a housing and an upper chassis disposed on top of the housing and loading/unloading a disk, a hinge bracket pivotably supporting the convey roller and hinged ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 5719844 | Disc loading/ejecting mechanism and a disc player including same A disc loading/ejecting mechanism and a disc player including the same wherein a disc is clamped by a guide member and a roller during loading and ejection. The roller is tapered from its ends toward its central portion such that the smallest diameter is ... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5596561 | Shifting device and loading device for disc-shaped recording medium A loading device for a disc-shaped recording medium, such as an optical disc, includes a recording/reproducing unit, a loading member, a transport mechanism, a control mechanism and a chuck mechanism. The recording/reproducing unit has a rotating driving ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5467334 | Disk player mechanism A disk player mechanism includes a slider slidably installed by a driving device on one side of a chassis, a selective driving device for selectively connecting or separating from the slider and driving device, an attaching/detaching device for connecting... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5031169 | Recording disc player for discs of different diameter A disc player is provided that has disposed in it an insertion opening through which discs having different diameters can be inserted. A disc driving mechanism, including a turntable, is located behind the insertion opening, and there is disposed a slidea... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5010484 | Disc guide mechanism for automotive disc player A disc reproducing apparatus is disclosed in which a large or small disc inserted through a disc inserting opening is transferred to a predetermined position within a player, a clamper arm extending over a turntable on which the disc is placed is operated... | 04/23/1991 |
