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US5696746A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Disk apparatus

Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1995-05-22
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Granted: 1997-12-09
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Expires: 2015-05-22
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Abstract

Abstract A disk apparatus is disclosed. A movable chassis assembly having a turntable and a pickup head is detachably supported on elastic members by a stationary chassis assembly with the lock mechanism of the stationary chassis assembly engaged with lock pins disposed on the movable chassis. A holder located on the movable chassis assembly for holding a disk cartridge to load or eject the disk cartridge is transported by a loader located on the stationary chassis assembly in a predetermined transport direction. Pin driving means located in the loader disengages lock pins when the lock mechanism is touched by the pin driving means at the end of the loading operation of the disk cartridge. A pair of pivoting cross links are connected at their crossings by a support pin that is engaged with a first guide slot in the stationary chassis assembly. One end of each of the pair of cross links is slidably engaged with a guide slot in the loader. The other end of each of the pair of cross links is slidably engaged with a guide slot in the stationary chassis. This arrangement eliminates variations in the load during loading and ejecting operations. A stable operation of the disk apparatus is thus assured. The disk apparatus prevents a double insertion of cartridges and an incorrect insertion, freeing the cartridge and disk apparatus from physical damage.

Inventors

  • 👤 Eiichi Ookawa
  • 👤 Hiroto Nishida

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 21:30
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B33/121; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/04; G11B17/0401; G11B17/0405; G11B17/0407

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 270 words
A disk apparatus comprising: a stationary chassis assembly, a movable chassis assembly supported through elastic members to the stationary chassis assembly, and provided with a turntable and a pickup head, a mechanical lock mechanism which is located on the stationary chassis assembly, for releasably gripping lock pins of the movable chassis assembly, so as to secure the movable chassis assembly to the stationary chassis assembly, a holder located on said movable chassis assembly, for holding a disk cartridge in order to load or eject the disk cartridge, a loader located on the stationary chassis assembly, for transporting the holder in a predetermined transport direction, and pin driving means located on the loader for disengaging lock pins locked by the mechanical lock mechanism by touching the mechanical lock mechanism at the end of the loading operation of the disk cartridge, and for locking the lock pins with the mechanical lock mechanism by touching the mechanical lock mechanism at the beginning of the ejecting operation of the disk cartridge, whereby a first guide slot is located along the transport direction in the surface portion of the stationary chassis assembly, one end of each of a pair of pivoting cross links that are coupled at their crossing parts in the middle portions thereof by a fulcrum pin is slidably engaged with a guide slot formed in the loader, the other end of each of the pair of pivoting cross links is slidably engaged with second and third guide slots formed in the stationary chassis assembly, and the fulcrum pin is slidably engaged with the first guide slot formed in the stationary chassis assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 270 words
A disk apparatus comprising: a stationary chassis assembly, a movable chassis assembly supported through elastic members to the stationary chassis assembly, and provided with a turntable and a pickup head, a mechanical lock mechanism which is located on the stationary chassis assembly, for releasably gripping lock pins of the movable chassis assembly, so as to secure the movable chassis assembly to the stationary chassis assembly, a holder located on said movable chassis assembly, for holding a disk cartridge in order to load or eject the disk cartridge, a loader located on the stationary chassis assembly, for transporting the holder in a predetermined transport direction, and pin driving means located on the loader for disengaging lock pins locked by the mechanical lock mechanism by touching the mechanical lock mechanism at the end of the loading operation of the disk cartridge, and for locking the lock pins with the mechanical lock mechanism by touching the mechanical lock mechanism at the beginning of the ejecting operation of the disk cartridge, whereby a first guide slot is located along the transport direction in the surface portion of the stationary chassis assembly, one end of each of a pair of pivoting cross links that are coupled at their crossing parts in the middle portions thereof by a fulcrum pin is slidably engaged with a guide slot formed in the loader, the other end of each of the pair of pivoting cross links is slidably engaged with second and third guide slots formed in the stationary chassis assembly, and the fulcrum pin is slidably engaged with the first guide slot formed in the stationary chassis assembly.

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