Abstract: A disk player capable of playing one of a plurality of disks arranged on a tray, comprises a housing, and a tray having a center and a plurality of disk rests aligned radially around the center of the tray, the tray movable between a disk loading position outside of the housing and an operating position located inside the housing the center of the tray corresponding to a disk playing position when the tray is in the operating position. A disk selecting device includes a rotatable-arm member rotatable about the disk playing position and a disk holder slidably attached to the rotatable-arm member, the disk holder reciprocatively movable between the disk playing position and one of the plurality of disk rests for moving a selected disk to be played from its associated disk rest to the disk playing position. A disk detecting device is attached to the disk holder and detects whether the selected disk is attached to the disk holder.

Abstract: There is disclosed a disk loading device capable of transferring a disk without damaging a face of the disk. The disk loading device includes a roller movement mechanism for moving a roller toward and away from a path of transfer of the disk, and a roller drive mechanism for rotating the roller. The roller is brought by the roller movement mechanism into contact with an outer peripheral surface of the inserted disk, so that the disk is transferred by the rotational drive force of the rotating roller in a predetermined direction. For discharging the disk, the outer peripheral surface of the disk is urged by an eject mechanism operatively connected to the roller drive mechanism, so that the disk is ejected.

Abstract: A recording medium conveying device for conveying a recording medium to a playing position through an inserting opening formed in a player housing, which includes: a base body provided in the player housing; a movable bearing member for bearing the recording medium, the movable bearing member being provided on the base body in such a manner that the movable bearing member is movable between a protruding position outside of the player housing and an accommodating position inside the player housing; and a driving mechanism for moving the bearing member. The driving mechanism includes: a rack (5) provided on one of the base body and the bearing member , in such a manner that the rack (5) is extended in a direction of movement of the bearing member; a gear unit (49) provided on the other of the base body and the bearing member, and engaged with the rack (5); and a torque applying mechanisn for applying torque to the gear unit (49).