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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7375924 | Recording medium loading device having rotation cam which drives door opening/closing device If a cartridge moves to a complete loading position which is inward of a device by a loading device, a sliding plate moves in Y2 direction in accordance with the loading device. At this moment, because a control convex portion engages a concave portion of a d... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7239593 | Magnetic disk device and electronic apparatus for mounting the magnetic disk device thereto A magnetic disk device is removable from an apparatus body includes a case, a driving unit, and a connector. The driving unit is installed in the case, and includes a magnetic disk and a rotary driver for rotationally driving the magnetic disk. The connector connect... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7023430 | Stylus retaining and releasing mechanism for stylus-receiving housing An electronic device has a cavity in which a stylus can be slidably inserted. The stylus has a retaining slot thereon. Being inserted in the cavity, the stylus firstly pushes a retainer to be moved resiliently. The stylus further presses on a stylus-releasing device... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007283 | Apparatus for accessing data of disc The present invention relates to an apparatus for accessing data on a disc. When the apparatus accesses the data on the disc, a portion of the disc is exposed. The apparatus includes an upper cover and a base. The upper cover contains a first protection element. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6826767 | Cartridge containing disk and device for recording or reproducing signal on or from the disk A cartridge has a shutter movable forward and rearward for exposing or alternatively enclosing a disk contained in a shell. The shell is inserted into a device provided with a tooth for opening the shutter and a spring piece fittable to the shutter and positioned at... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6807674 | Disk cartridge A disk cartridge accommodating a disk includes a case receiving the disk and having openings. A shutter opens and/or closes the openings, where the openings deviate a predetermined distance from a middle position of the case toward one side. ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 4578787 | Record disc reproducing apparatus A video disc player having an operational state for holding the disc without rotation when the disc has been inserted into or has been prepared for withdrawal from the player as well as a reproduction state for picking up the signal recorded on the disc w... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4535433 | Apparatus for playing back rotating recording mediums A rotating recording medium such as a video disc placed on a turntable is played back by a signal pickup head movable radially over and across the disc. The disc is removably housed in a disc case composed of a jacket for containing the disc and a lid pla... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4516233 | Disc record player having player control apparatus When a caddy is inserted into the player to load a record therein, it displaces a switch actuating lever to a second position thereof to turn on the player. The switch actuating lever moves back to its first position upon retrieval of the record from the ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4509158 | Disc loading device in a video disc player A disc loading device used in a video disc player in which a turntable is held rotatably at a certain position, comprises a caddy-receiving plate, a driving mechanism, and a linkage mechanism. The caddy-receiving plate has an opening through which said tu... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4507771 | Motor drive apparatus A motor drive apparatus for a disc player which includes a pickup, a pickup shift mechanism for shifting a position of the pickup and an automatic loading mechanism for loading a jacketed disc into the disc player. The motor drive apparatus comprises a mo... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4507770 | Control system for a disc player apparatus A control system for a disc player apparatus includes a lifter for ascending a disc placed thereon; a motor device for providing drive power which is used for effecting the ascension of the lifter; a clutch device coupled to the lifter and to the motor de... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4507769 | Disc reproducing apparatus A disc reproducing apparatus comprises a turntable rotatably supporting a disc and a cartridge movable between a reproduction start position and a reproduction end position. The cartridge is urged by the spring toward the reproduction start position and m... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4500983 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus has an inserting opening through which the case of the medium is inserted, a turntable for rotating the medium, a locking mechanism for the lid of the case, and a medium clamping mechanism. A jacket opening ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4493070 | Video disc player having carriage drive mechanism As an empty caddy is inserted into a video disc player to retrieve a record retained inside the player, it engages and drives back a pickup carriage to its starting position at the rear of the player. As this happens, a coil spring, connected to the carri... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4492996 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary recordi... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4489407 | Disk reproducing apparatus A disk reproducing apparatus comprises a clutch mechanism disposed between a cam gear and a driving motor. The clutch mechanism connects the cam gear with the motor to be capable of transmitting the driving force when the power is turned on and disconnect... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4488280 | Video disc player having improved caddy extraction mechanism The player is provided with a pair of spaced apart spine latching members which hook up with an inner record retaining spine as a disc record caddy is inserted into the player so that when the outer sleeve is withdrawn, the record/spine assembly is retain... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4486874 | Carriage-actuated disc handling apparatus for video disc player To load a record into the player, a caddy is inserted into the player and then withdrawn, thereby leaving the enclosed record inside the player resting on a pair of front and back receiver pads. As the pickup carriage moves toward the turntable for playba... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485465 | Video disc player having turntable brake mechanism A turntable brake mechanism comprises a brake shoe located beneath the turntable for motion between a raised position and a lowered position in response to raising and lowering a record lifting rod which passes through one of the slots in the turntable to... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4479209 | Apparatus for reproducing signals recorded on a disk A video disk player comprises a holding device which holds a retaining frame in a casing for containing a disk and unlocks the same from the casing when the casing containing therein the disk accompanied with the retaining frame is inserted into a housing... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4472796 | Disc record player having carriage locking apparatus As a caddy is inserted into the player to load a record therein, it displaces the carriage locking lever to its retracted position to release the carriage. The record retaining spine of the caddy holds the carriage locking lever at the retracted position ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4468764 | Disc reproducing apparatus A disc reproducing apparatus comprises a turntable which is vertically movable between an upper position in a reproducing condition and a lower position in a nonreproducing condition; a cartridge which is movable between a reproduction start position and a ... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4467466 | Video disk player having door lock mechanism The caddy door is connected to a pair of front record receiving pads by means of a compliant member such that the caddy door is shut and open when the front receiving pads are respectively advanced and retracted. The connecting member is provided with a r... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4467465 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus having a jacket opening enlarging mechanism A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium on a turntable after an operation is performed in which the case accommodating the rotary recording medium therein is inserted into the reproducing apparatus and the case... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4467464 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case, where the case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary r... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4453240 | Video disc player having caddy overtravel mechanism The player is provided with a pair of spaced apart spine latching members which hook up with an inner record retaining spine as a caddy is inserted into the player so that when the outer jacket is withdrawn, the record/spine assembly is retained inside th... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4451912 | Record extraction mechanism for disc player A video disc player has a record extraction mechanism to facilitate record loading and unloading while the record remains enclosed in its caddy. The caddy comprises a record retaining spine releasably secured to an outer sleeve by means of a pair of spine... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4443872 | Video disc player having caddy lockout mechanism A caddy-type player has a pair of spring-loaded lockout members disposed at the opposite ends of the caddy input slot. The lockout members are positioned inside and outside the caddy insertion path, respectively, in response to the presence of and the abs... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4439852 | Disc player having record handling apparatus A record handling mechanism in a disc record playback system includes a record lifting finger which rises through a slot in the turntable to lift a record against a pair of stops located above a set of record receiving pads. The record receiving pads are ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439851 | Turntable lifting apparatus of a video disc player According to the present invention, a turntable lifting apparatus of a video disc player comprises: (1) a turntable for supporting a video disc; (2) a chassis attached to said player in parallel with and under said turntable; (3) a bearing attached to sai... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4439850 | Record player In a record player for playing a record disk on which video information is recorded, the player body is equipped with a turntable having a diameter smaller than the information-recorded surface part of the record disk, on which the record disk is pressed ... | 03/27/1984 |
| 4435799 | Disc record player having shutoff switch actuating apparatus The player has a record handling mechanism which consists of a sequencing cam for coordinating the operations of a record lifting finger and a set of record receiving pads. To transfer a record from the record receiving pads to a turntable for playback, t... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4434480 | Automatic loading apparatus In apparatus for loading a disc recorded with informations in a player of the type wherein a caddie containing the disc is inserted into the player along spaced parallel guide rails, a locking device is provided in the player which arrests the inserted di... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4433405 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus having a mechanism for connecting a lid member to a jacket A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case, where the case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary r... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4433406 | Rotary recording medium clamping mechanism A rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus for reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket provided with a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium and an opening for allowing the rotary rec... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4433347 | Apparatus for automatically reproducing signals in accordance with a mode of the recorded signals An apparatus for automatically reproducing recorded signals from a rotary recording medium, in accordance with the mode in which signals were recorded. The reproducing apparatus comprises a micro-computer which produces a two-bit mode control signal and a... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432084 | Apparatus for reproducing signals from a disc An apparatus for reproducing signals from a disc, comprises a gear assembly including a ratchet gear with 8 gear teeth rotating along one direction and cam gear with 4 gear teeth integrally formed with the ratchet gear, a rotary member which is reciprocal... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4429377 | Rotary recording medium reproducing apparatus having a jacket opening enlarging device A reproducing apparatus reproduces a rotary recording medium accommodated within a case. The case comprises a jacket having a space for accommodating the rotary recording medium therein and an opening through which the rotary recording medium can enter an... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4426695 | Disc reproducing apparatus A disc is inserted into a disc reproducing apparatus by insertion of a casing housing the disc therein and is removed from the apparatus by insertion of an empty casing thereinto. The apparatus comprises a cartridge which has a stylus and a first mechanis... | 01/17/1984 |
