Abstract: To make simple in structure and to still ensure precise disc loading, a disc loading-and-unloading structure for a disc apparatus comprises a drive motor, a drive roll assembly, a free-roll slider, a rotary lever, a slider, and link-and-spring connection means. The drive roll assembly has first and second drive rolls, an intervening transmission gear wheel, and a rotatable arm plate. The first drive roll is rotatably fixed to a stationary stud axle next to one end of the disc slot, and is connected to the drive motor. The first and second drive rolls are fixed to the opposite ends of the rotatable arm plate with the intervening transmission gear wheel sandwiched therebetween. The free-roll slider is next to the other end of the disc slot. The free-roll slider has first and second free rolls, and a slidable arm plate, and the first and second free rolls are fixed to the opposite ends of the slidable arm plate.

Abstract: To make the shape of parts simple, the transmission changeover well timed and reliable, and the size reduce, a transmission changeover mechanism in a disc apparatus includes a rotary control piece which is spring-biased to rotate in one direction, and has a transmission switching gear wheel fixed thereto. A retainer post stands on the chassis prevents rotation of the rotary control piece. A catch pin stands the rotary control piece. A cam rib is formed on lower surface of the traverse rack in confronting relation with the rotary control plate which is so configured as to make the rotary control piece release from the retainer post, and at the same time make the catch pin follow the rib contour, thereby allowing the transmission switching gear wheel to couple or decouple from the tray feeding gear wheel.

Abstract: To provide a telephone communication system in which the occurrence of the situation of talking on the phone by using a hands-free device (i.e., while doing something such as driving a car) is prevented or reduced in talking by using a cellular phone. The present invention makes a caller voluntarily cancel the calling or cut short the talking by sending and saving a connection state between a hands-free device 110 and a cellular phone 11 to an exchange 15; if a phone call is made to the cellular phone 11, checking the connection state of the hands-free device 110 to the cellular phone 11; and if the cellular phone 11 is using the hands-free device 110, informing that before establishing a connection between the caller side and the cellular phone 11.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus is provided which can easily record and reproduce recorded content information that is displayable irrespective of the type of a reproducing apparatus, which can record and display the recorded content information by detecting it also from data other than EPG data, and which can cope with thumbnail display. A title image 5 is generated with reference to EPG data 3 and other data 4 except for the EPG data, and the generated title image 5 is recorded for a fixed duration of time so that it precedes or follows video/audio data 1 to be recorded. In the title image 5, a title name, date and time of recording, input source, category, recording duration, recording mode, and recording user information are displayed, and the title image 5 can be combined with a background image 8. Functions of generating and displaying thumbnail images can additionally be provided.

Abstract: To provide a ground structure for electronic devices, capable of being fixed to an electronic device and improving a shielding effect thereof even when a cylindrical portion of a jack is fitted in a resin panel, and even when intervals of jacks are small, a ground metal fitting has a front metal plate having at least a jack hole, a recess is formed in at least an upper or lower portion of the jack hole to form an elongated contact member extending from a bottom portion of the recess so as to project to a position on an inner side of an inner circumference of the jack hole so that the contact member is engaged in a bent state with a cylindrical portion of a jack when fitted in the jack hole.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing device, wherein, if preset programs are overlapping, a recording end process is performed at the end of a last preset recording program resolving the overlapping so as to decrease cases of missing the recording. A programmed recording overlapping detecting portion 63 for controlling programmed recording detects the overlapping and provides an overlapping flag, an overlapping number counting portion 64 counts the number of overlaps of a preset recording program 100 having the overlapping flag provided, a marking process portion 65 marks an overlapping position to have it stored by a second memory portion 70, and a recording execution control portion 67 determines the marked position T as a starting position of the follow-on preset recording program 100 and performs a recording end process 108 at an ending time 102 of the last preset recording program 100 so as to switch the preset recording program instantaneously.

Abstract: To provide a package for an electric apparatus which allows a power cord to be efficiently housed when an electric apparatus is packed and which enables the power supply cord to be appropriately held in a packaging box. A power supply plug holding member 50 is formed by creating a cut-in portion 52 through which a power supply plug 611 is inserted, in a foldable packaging material such as a corrugated fiberboard and then folding the packaging material into a general U shape. The power supply plug 611 of an electric apparatus 61 is locked in the cut-in portion 52 in the power supply plug holding member 50, which is then housed between a packaging box 62 and the electric apparatus 61.

Abstract: To make it possible to prevent static electricity from being accumulated in operation buttons and surely prevent static electricity from being discharged to circuit components inside a case from the operation buttons. A conductive chassis 3 and a printed board 5 mounted with a tact switch 4 are arranged inside a case 2. An operation button 10 for operating the tact switch 4 includes operating sections 11, an engaging hook 17 that engages with an engaging hole 16, and an elastically deformable contact piece 19 integrally formed from the center at a lower end of the operation button via a thin hinge section 18. The operation button 10 is assembled with the button frame 15 and fixed to the case 2. The contact piece 19 elastically comes into contact with the chassis 3 in this state and static electricity accumulated in the operation button 10 flows to the chassis 3.

Abstract: To make it possible to downsize a device by reducing an occupied space on a chassis occupied by a holding mechanism of a guide shaft as much as possible. A support part 10 is constructed by integrally molding guide walls 12A, 12B which restrict movement of a guide shaft 4 in a radial direction, a stopper part 13 which restricts movement of the guide shaft in a thrust direction and a hook part 14 which restricts slipping-off of the guide shaft 4. A coil spring 21 is provided at a position opposed to the hook part 14 disposed between the guide walls 12A and 12B and the stopper part 13. Thereby, the holding mechanism 25 of the guide shaft 4 including the support part 10 and the coil spring 21 is organized to be compact, and the occupied space of the holding mechanism 25 in a chassis 1 is reduced.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an operation button which downsizes a space inside the electronic apparatus by disposing a component such as a switch which is disposed behind the operation button close to a rear portion of the operation button is provided. The button part 10 is locked by the locking hooks 25 provided at a front surface side of the button frame 20, and when the button part 10 and the button frame 20 are integrally provided, the locking hooks 25 are not disposed at the back surface side of the button frame 20, thus making it possible to secure a space part at a rear of the button frame 20, and making it possible to dispose the switch 4 or the like close to the rear part 20A of the button frame 20.

Abstract: To provide a disk reproduction apparatus capable of reducing time required for reading a disk medium and making a retry. When a type of a disk is discriminated by making a retry because the disk cannot be read at the first time of loading, a user selects in advance one of a fixing method of setting types of disk media to be discriminated and a discriminating order thereof and a historical data method of automatically setting the order of discriminating disk media in the order of decreasing frequency of reproduction, on the basis of historical data of reproduction frequency for each type of disk media. The historical data method is selectable from an addition method and a calculation method. The historical data is visually recognizable by displaying it. A user can select a method which requires less reading processing time, through selecting a discriminating method and making each setting.

Abstract: The present X-ray protector requires no raising of a voltage to be impressed to a cathode ray tube (CRT) and no complicated control procedure for testing the X-ray protector's operation. The voltage applied to the CRT is detected by a detection winding of a flyback transformer and a detection circuit. An input line, which includes a resistor inputs a signal based on the detected voltage to a microcomputer. The microcomputer controls whether a transistor is conductive or unconductive. An emitter of the transistor is connected to one terminal of the resistor, and a collector is connected to the other terminal of the resistor. When the transistor is conductive both ends of the resistor are short-circuited causing the electric voltage of a signal input to the microcomputer to be raised, thereby enabling testing of the X-ray protector without the need to apply a higher than normal voltage to the CRT.

Abstract: The invention provides increased stroke of the clamper and a reduction in thickness of the entire disk device by improving structures of a clamper for clamping the recording medium to turn freely and a clamper plate engaging with the clamper. Plural connecting sections that connect an inner torus and an outer torus, plural L-shaped hook sections at an upper end of an inner rim wall of substantially a cylindrical shape extended upward from a border of the connecting sections and the outer torus, and an outer rim wall of substantially a cylindrical shape extended upward from the outer torus are integrally formed on a clamper body. Engaging holes engaging with the L-shaped hook sections are provided in a clamper plate. A step section, an outer peripheral side of which is high, is provided in a position where an upper end of the outer rim wall collides with the clamper plate.

Abstract: To provide an electronic apparatus having a tuner circuit board that can prevent undesirable radiation, is laid out to allow a hybrid tuner designed both for digital broadcasting and analog broadcasting to be mounted. On a tuner circuit board 30 having a tuner section 130 on which a vertical-type tuner 41 and a horizontal-type tuner 42 can interchangeably mounted, an IF block 142 and an MPEG IC 140 are disposed at a distance from a power supply section 150, a grounding section 170 extending from the tuner section 130 is provided. In the case of the vertical-type tuner 41, the grounding section 170 is separated off by a tear-off line 173. In the case of the horizontal-type tuner 42, the grounding section 170 is not separated off so that the grounding section 170 reduces the effect of an undesirable radiation emitted by the mounted horizontal-type tuner 42.

Abstract: The invention provides a digital broadcasting receiving device for receiving digital broadcasting and an electronics apparatus having a common AV circuit board used for a digital circuit board capable of receiving a charging broadcast and a digital circuit board incapable of receiving the charging broadcast so that the cost can be reduced. A circuit configuration of an AV circuit board 10 is rendered compatible and common with multiple digital circuit boards 20 and 30, and a projection on an upside of a vertical tuner 26 mounted on the digital circuit board 20 incapable of receiving the charging broadcast placed on a downside is shaped like a notch by providing a split board 14 on a corner of the AV circuit board 10 contacting the projection of the vertical tuner 26 so that the AV circuit board 10 and the digital circuit board 20 can be placed in two-layer placement.

Abstract: The present invention provides a disk device with an easy-removal disk tray removal preventing mechanism. A disk tray is housed in a main body frame. First and second stoppers and 6 are formed in the disk tray. A first rib 12 is formed in the main body frame. A second rib is provided at a rack loading placed in the main flame. Operation portions are provided on the first and second stoppers; the operation portions are bent toward the inside of the disk tray to disengage the first rib from the first engaging portion of the first stopper, while disengaging the second rib from the second engaging portion of the second stopper. By bending the operation portions toward the inside of the disk tray, it is possible to disengage the first and second engaging portions from the first and second ribs respectively, and the disk tray is easily removed.

Abstract: To provide a guide shaft attaching structure for a disk device in which the number of components can be reduced, a guide shaft is attached easily, and only a small attaching space is required. The guide shaft attaching structure is characterized in that a fixed end 4 of a torsion spring 2 is locked to a rear side of a chassis 5, coil portion 1 is held by a spring holding section 3, a biasing end 8 of the torsion spring 2 is locked in a locking section 9, a guide shaft 6 is inserted between left and right positioning projections 7 and set to be located above the biasing end 8, and the guide shaft 6 is fastened by a screw 13. A disk of the screw 13 is not biased by the biasing end 8 at a point when screwing of the screw 13 is started.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to share a projection unit which is a principal component of a rear-projection type imaging device and a chassis are mounted to thereby share a molding die of a base cabinet. Upper cabinets 3 are molded according to the inch size of a screen 7. A chassis 25 is shared. A base cabinet 5 is molded with a common molding die, nesting dies are built in according to the width of an upper cabinet 3 and adjustment sections 22 are formed as a single piece on both sides of the base cabinet 5. Adjustment sections 22a disposed on both sides of a back cover 6 and a decorative panel 26 fixed to the front of the base cabinet 5 are molded separately so as to match the width of the upper cabinet 3 to the width of a lower cabinet 4.

Abstract: To provide a method of reducing power consumption of an electronic apparatus including a display unit, and an electronic apparatus with a display control function that set a predetermined time, execute a power-saving mode when the predetermined time has elapsed, and return to an original state automatically when the user simply performs a particular operation. An electronic apparatus with a display control function includes an operation instructing unit 4 that instructs an operation instructed by operating plural input keys 3 arranged on a remote control 2, an operation control unit 5 that controls an operation, a timer 6 that performs timer setting and measurement of time, a setting holding memory 7 that holds a setting for a power-saving mode, a screen display control unit 8 that controls the display screen 9, and the display screen 9 that performs blinking display.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for preventing appearance of a zigzag flush of light in a cathode-ray tube at the time of turning it off. A train of power-off control pulses are produced in synchronization with the vertical sweeping signal; a spot-killer control signal starts in synchronization with a selected power-off pulse to make the whole screen of the cathode-ray tube bright; and the power supply turns off in synchronization with another selected power-off control pulse, so that the power-off is caused at the termination of the vertical sweeping. Thus, the remaining static electricity is discharged at the lowermost of the screen of the cathode-ray tube. To assure that the residual static electricity is discharged completely, the length of time “t1” (continuing for a selected integer as long as the pulse-to-pulse duration) is determined to meet the size of the cathode-ray tube.