Disc-record player comprising a disc-loading mechanism

Claim 1

A disc record player comprising a frame, a housing having a front opening therein, a turntable mounted for rotation in said frame a drawer movable horizontally on a rectilinear path in inward and outward directions through said opening for transferring a disc respectively to and from said turntable, a pressure member support spanning said turntable and carrying a pressure member above said turntable for urging said disc against said turntable, said support being movable vertically between an operative position and an inoperative position remote therefrom, said support being movable along a pair of rectilinear guides in the frame on opposite sides of the turntable, a pair of levers generally parallel to the direction of movement of said drawer on opposite sides thereof, each lever being pivotable about a spindle supported in said frame, each lever having a first lever arm extending from said spindle toward said front opening and a second lever arm extending from said spindle away from said front opening, each first lever arm cooperating with said pressure member support, each second lever arm carrying a first coupling means for cooperation with a respesctive second coupling means on the drawer, one of each pair of cooperating coupling means comprising a wall portion which is inclined viewed in the inward direction of movement of the drawer, a guide element of the other coupling means of each pair being moved over said wall portion during the inward movement of the drawer to cause the lever to be pivoted and the pressure member to be moved vertically into the operative position.