EP0170957A1
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Disc accommodation tray and disc player employing said disc accommodation tray
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1985-07-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-07-19
Abstract
Abstract The disclosure relates to a disc accommodation tray (TA) and a disc player employing such a tray, which may be used for an optical disc system, etc. employing circular discs (1). By providing in the accommodation tray (TA), at least one engaging or retaining portion elastically clamping the disc (1), and a hole or opening (13) through which a turntable is inserted, it has been made possible to mount the tray onto the disc player, with the disc accommodated in the tray, and to dismount the tray from the disc player, with the disc accommodated in the tray as it is.
Inventors
- 👤 Masashi Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:06
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B23/00; G11B23/02; G11B23/03; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/04; G11B17/05; G11B17/053; G11B17/056; G11B23/0328
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and an opening provided generally at a central portion of said recess.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and an opening provided generally at a central portion of said recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
147 words
A disc player which comprises a housing, an insertion port formed at one side of said housing for inserting therethrough, a disc accommodation tray which includes a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and an opening provided generally at a central portion of said recess, an optical pick-up provided in said insertion port at a side confronting the disc, and a turntable to be inserted into a central opening of the disc through the opening of said accommodation tray so as to clamp the disc by raising said disc from the recess of said tray against the resiliency of said engaging portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
147 words
A disc player which comprises a housing, an insertion port formed at one side of said housing for inserting therethrough, a disc accommodation tray which includes a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and an opening provided generally at a central portion of said recess, an optical pick-up provided in said insertion port at a side confronting the disc, and a turntable to be inserted into a central opening of the disc through the opening of said accommodation tray so as to clamp the disc by raising said disc from the recess of said tray against the resiliency of said engaging portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and a cut-out portion provided in said recess so as to extend from a central portion to the outer peripheral edge of said recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
82 words
A disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion, and a cut-out portion provided in said recess so as to extend from a central portion to the outer peripheral edge of said recess.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
172 words
A disc player which comprises a housing, an insertion port formed at one side of said housing for inserting therethrough, a disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion and a cut-out portion provided in said recess so as to extend from a central portion to the outer peripheral edge of said recess, an optical pick-up provided in said insertion port at a side confronting the disc and arranged to be displaced within a range of said cut-out portion, and a turntable to be inserted into a central opening of the disc through the cut-out portion of said accommodation tray so as to clamp the disc by raising said disc from the recess of said tray against the resiliency of said engaging portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
172 words
A disc player which comprises a housing, an insertion port formed at one side of said housing for inserting therethrough, a disc accommodation tray which comprises a flat main body, a recess formed in the flat main body for receiving a disc therein, and at least one engaging portion having resiliency and provided at a peripheral edge portion of said recess for depressing the outer peripheral portion of the disc accommodated in said recess, toward its central portion and a cut-out portion provided in said recess so as to extend from a central portion to the outer peripheral edge of said recess, an optical pick-up provided in said insertion port at a side confronting the disc and arranged to be displaced within a range of said cut-out portion, and a turntable to be inserted into a central opening of the disc through the cut-out portion of said accommodation tray so as to clamp the disc by raising said disc from the recess of said tray against the resiliency of said engaging portion.
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