Arrangement of recording/reproducing apparatus

Claim 2

A recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a first motor engaged with a recording disc encased in a cartridge mounted on said apparatus to rotate said recording disc; engaging means for engaging said recording disc with said first motor; releasing means engageable with said engaging means for releasing said recording disc from said first motor; moving means for moving magnetic field supply means for supplying a magnetic field onto said recording disc in accordance with rotation of a second motor; transferring means for transferring the rotation of said second motor to said releasing means and said moving means, said transferring means being arranged so as to independently take a first transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said releasing means and a second transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said moving means.

Claim 3

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said transferring means has cam means whereby said moving means is movable vertically and rotatable horizontally in accordance with the rotation of said second motor.

Claim 4

A recording/reproducing apparatus including magnetic field supply means for recording and reproducing of information, comprising: a cartridge holder for holding a cartridge having therein a recording disc; a disc-driving motor arranged to allow engagement with said recording disc in said cartridge when said cartridge is inserted into said cartridge holder; a sliding member adapted to be engaged with said cartridge holder, said sliding member being movable substantially parallel to a chassis of said apparatus so as to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with said disc-drive motor; a rotatable lever, at one end portion, engageable with said sliding member so as to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with said disc-drive motor; toothed wheel means coupled to a reversible motor so as to be driven by the rotation of said reversible motor, said toothed wheel means having an engaging portion which is engageable with the other end portion of said rotatable lever to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with the disc-driving motor; an arm having at its one end portion said magnetic field supply means; and drive mechanism means coupled to said toothed wheel means so as to be driven in accordance with the rotation of said reversible motor and connected to said arm which is movable in accordance with a movement of said drive mechanism to cause said magnetic field supply means to move to be close to said recording disc and separated therefrom.

Claim 5

A recording/reproducing apparatus including magnetic field supply means for recording and reproducing of information, comprising: a cartridge holder for holding a cartridge having therein a recording disc; a disc-driving motor arranged to allow engagement with said recording disc in said cartridge when said cartridge is inserted into said cartridge holder; a sliding member adapted to be engaged with said cartridge holder, said sliding member being movable substantially parallel to a chassis of said apparatus so as to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with said disc-drive motor; a rotatable lever, at one end portion, engageable with said sliding member so as to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with said disc-drive motor; toothed wheel means coupled to a reversible motor so as to be driven by the rotation of said reversible motor, said toothed wheel means having an engaging portion which is engageable with the other end portion of said rotatable lever to cause said recording disc to be disengageable with the disc-driving motor; an arm having at its one end portion said magnetic field supply means; and drive mechanism means coupled to said toothed wheel means so as to be driven in accordance with the rotation of said reversible motor and connected to said arm which is movable in accordance with a movement of said drive mechanism to cause said magnetic field supply means to move to be close to said recording disc and separated therefrom.

Claim 6

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein drive mechanism includes cam means and rotating member connected to said arm and rotated along the configuration of said cam means whereby said arm is movable up and down and rotatable in accordance with the rotation of said reversible motor.

Claim 7

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein said cam means is integrally constructed of a ring-like toothed wheel, said ring-like toothed wheel being engaged with said toothed wheel means so as to be rotated in accordance with the rotation of said reversible motor.

Claim 8

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said recording disc comprises a photomagnetically recordable medium.

Claim 9

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein said magnetic field supply means operates for exposing said photomagnetically recordable medium to a magnetic field for recording and reproducing of information on and from said photomagnetically recordable medium.

Claim 10

A recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a first motor engaged with a recording disc encased in a cartridge mounted on said apparatus to rotate said recording disc; engaging means for engaging said recording disc with said first motor; releasing means engageable with said engaging means to release said recording disc from said first motor; magnetic field supply means for supplying a magnetic field onto said recording disc; moving means for moving magnetic field supply means in accordance with rotation of a second motor transferring means for transferring the rotation of said second motor to said releasing means and said moving means, said moving means being movable vertically with respect to said recording disc and rotatable horizontally in a predetermined angular range by means of said transferring means in accordance with the rotation of said second motor, said transferring means being arranged so as to independently take a first transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said releasing means and a second transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said moving means so that said magnetic field supply means is movable vertically with respect to said recording disc and further rotatable horizontally in accordance with the vertical movement and horizontal rotation of said moving means, when taking said second transferring state, said transferring means causes said magnetic field supply means to be downwardly moved at the times of the start and end of the horizontal rotation thereof and to be upwardly moved during the horizontal rotation thereof.

Claim 11

A recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a first motor engaged with a recording disc encased in a cartridge mounted on said apparatus to rotate said recording disc; engaging means for engaging said recording disc with said first motor; releasing means engageable with said engaging means to release said recording disc from said first motor; magnetic field supply means for supplying a magnetic field onto said recording disc; moving means for moving magnetic field supply means in accordance with rotation of a second motor transferring means for transferring the rotation of said second motor to said releasing means and said moving means, said moving means being movable vertically with respect to said recording disc and rotatable horizontally in a predetermined angular range by means of said transferring means in accordance with the rotation of said second motor, said transferring means being arranged so as to independently take a first transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said releasing means and a second transferring state for transferring the rotation of said second motor to only said moving means so that said magnetic field supply means is movable vertically with respect to said recording disc and further rotatable horizontally in accordance with the vertical movement and horizontal rotation of said moving means, when taking said second transferring state, said transferring means causes said magnetic field supply means to be downwardly moved at the times of the start and end of the horizontal rotation thereof and to be upwardly moved during the horizontal rotation thereof.

Claim 12

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 8 wherein said recording disc comprises a photomagnetic disc.

Claim 13

A recording/reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein said magnetic field supply means operates for exposing said photomagnetic disc to a magnetic field for recording and reproducing information on and from said disc.