Abstract: In a disc changer in which any one is selected from a set of disc-shaped recording media (2) stored in a disc compartment (3) and signals are written and/or read to and/or from the selected disc-shaped recording medium (2), resin layers (192), (194) and (195), softer than the disc-shaped recording medium (2) in a recording and/or playback apparatus (6) are formed on a pair of disc holding members (89) holding the selected disc-shaped recording medium (2) rotatably while chucking the latter and a disc tray (193) on which each of the disc-shaped recording media stored in the disc compartment (3) is placed. The resin layers assure to prevent the disc-shaped recording medium (2) from being damaged due to contact with the disc holding members (89) and disc tray (193).

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus which improves the a quality of an additional function such as image processing, music reproduction etc. over repressing power consumption is provided. The communication terminal apparatus has a transmission and reception unit adapted to transmit or receive a signal including a voice signal or an image signal, a decode processing unit adapted to decode a received signal, a first control circuit for controlling the transmission and reception unit and the decode processing unit, a second control circuit for processing an image signal which is outputted from the decode processing unit, a first power supply unit adapted to supply electric power to the first control circuit, and a second power supply unit adapted to supply electric power to the second control circuit, and in case that the communication terminal apparatus is not operated for a given length of time, the second power supply unit reduces electric power to the second control circuit.

Abstract: A disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus is provided with:

Abstract: A disc support plate includes a substrate, an adhesive layer placed on the substrate, and a flocked layer placed on the substrate through the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A tray includes a substrate and a resin portion placed thereon by printing. The resin portion includes a first part placed along an edge on the disc loading side of the substrate, a second part placed along another edge on the disc unloading side of the substrate, and a third part placed between the first and second parts.

Abstract: A portable mobile unit for alerting on incoming of a signal by a ringing sound, comprises: a ringing sound generator for generating the ringing sound in a plurality of patterns; and a controller for controlling operations of the portable mobile unit, wherein the controller select one pattern from the a plurality of patterns based on conditions which are set up in advance, when the signal comes in, so as to control the ringing sound generator to generate the ringing sound for alerting a user of the incoming call, thereby providing the portable mobile unit being superior in the usability, with which various conditions can be grasped by means of change in the ringing sound when the telephone call comes in, while achieving the discrimination of the ringing sound for alerting of the incoming call.

Abstract: An optical pickup can be inverted accurately and smoothly regardless of the skew operation of the optical pickup. The present invention is directed to a disc player in which a single optical pickup (37) is inverted in an opposing relation to both surfaces of a disc (D) at the same time when it is elevated so that both surfaces of the disc (D) can be reproduced. As an inverting mechanism (79) of the optical pickup (37), an inverting gear (80) is attached to a supporting shaft (53) on which the optical pickup (37) is supported. On the other hand, an inverting rack (81) which is meshed with the inverting gear (80) so as to invert the optical pickup (37) is attached through a supporting frame (82) to a lower chassis (4) which is skewed.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing signals recorded on a selected one of first and second discs of different diameters, such as, a relatively large diameter video disc and a relatively small diameter compact disc, has a disc-transporting tray mounted for substantially horizontal movement between a first or operative position within a housing and a second or disc-inserting and withdrawing position in which the tray projects substantially forwardly from the housing through an opening at the front of the latter, the tray having first and second disc mounting portions dimensioned for receiving and holding the relatively large and small diameter discs, respectively, and the second or relatively small-diameter disc mounting portion being disposed at a front part of the tray and substantially contained within the confines of the first or large-diameter disc mounting portion for minimizing the required size of the tray, and hence the overall size of the apparatus.

Abstract: A disc player has a slide table mounted to slide horizontally into and out of a casing, a disc tray supported rotatably on the slide table and having a plurality of recessed disc storage areas arranged about its center of rotation to store a plurality of discs on its top surface a drive mechanism for rotating the disc tray and halting it at predetermined positions, an optical pickup and a turntable disposed within the casing at a play position for reproducing the disc placed at the play position by the disc tray, and a loading mechanism for displacing the slide table and controlling rotation of the disc tray so that, when the slide table is displaced from a first position outside of the casing to a second position within the casing, the foremost disc storage area of the disc tray in the first position is rotated to the play position in the second position.

Abstract: Record playing apparatus includes a housing having an opening at its front end; a record carrier assembly having a turntable for supporting a record disc and a tone arm assembly for reproducing signals from the disc; guide rollers which support the record carrier assembly for horizontal movement through the opening between a first position within the housing and a second position withdrawn from the housing; a dust cover; a pair of elongated arms pivotally mounted at one end thereof to opposing sides of the record carrier assembly and having the dust cover connected to the free ends thereof; springs for biasing the arms to move the dust cover to a first cover position in blocking relation to the opening when the record carrier assembly is moved to its first position; and cam bars for biasing the arms against the force of the springs when the record carrier assembly is moved to its second position so as to move the dust cover out of the aforementioned blocking relation and into a slot formed in a mounting frame

Abstract: A record player with a turntable mounted for rotation in a substantially fixed horizontal plane on a chassis and a tone arm for reproducing signals recorded on the surface of a record disc which faces upwardly when the disc is rotatably supported on the turntable, is provided with a record turn-over mechanism comprised of a support structure, for example, in the form of lever assemblies, mounted on the chassis for swinging between raised and lowered positions about an axis which extends parallel to a diameter of the turntable and is disposed to one side of the latter, a pair of spaced apart gripping devices directed inwardly towards each other from end portions, respectively, of the support structure and being axially movable between gripping positions at which the gripping devices are engageable with diametrically opposed locations on the periphery of a record disc and released positions, the gripping devices also being turnable relative to the support structure about a common axis parallel with the axis of

Abstract: In a phonograph record player, an improved control mechanism is provided for effecting lead-in movement of the tone arm from an elevated rest position outside the perimeter of the turntable to an adjustably and accurately selected set-down position of the stylus on a record supported by the turntable so as to commence a play operation, and for effecting a return movement of the tone arm to its rest position upon termination of the play operation.

Abstract: In a phonograph record player, an improved control mechanism is provided for effecting lead-in movement of a tone arm from an elevated rest position outside the perimeter of a turntable to a selected set-down position on a record supported by the turntable so as to commence a play operation, and for effecting a return movement of the tone arm to its rest position upon the termination of the play operation. In such control mechanism, a lever assembly is angularly displaced by a cam follower engaging in a cam groove of a control gear to effect the lead-in and return movements during turning of the control gear by engagement of a drive gear with first and second sets, respectively, of teeth on the control gear which are separated by first and second toothless gaps facing the drive gear in stop and play positions, respectively, of the control gear.

Abstract: In a phonograph record player, an improved control mechanism is provided for effecting lead-in movement of a tone arm from an elevated rest position outside the perimeter of a turntable to a selected set-down position on a record supported by the turntable so as to commence a play operation, and for effecting a return movement of the tone arm to its rest position upon the termination of the play operation. In such control mechanism, a main lever is angularly displaced by a cam follower engaging in a cam groove of a control gear to effect the lead-in movement during turning of the control gear from a stop position to a play position, and to effect the return movement during the further turning of the control gear from its play position back to its stop position.

Abstract: In a phonograph record player, a control mechanism having an automatic lead-in mode of operation for effecting lead-in movement of a tone arm from an elevated rest position outside the perimeter of a turntable to a selected set-down position on a record supported by the turntable so as to commence a play operation, and an automatic return mode of operation for effecting a return movement of the tone arm to its rest position upon the termination of the play operation, is further provided with a repeat selector which, when activated, establishes an automatic repeat mode of operation in which an automatic lead-in mode of operation is initiated upon the completion of each automatic return mode of operation, and with a lamp or other indicator energized when said repeat selector is activated to indicate that the automatic repeat mode of operation has been established.

Abstract: In a phonograph record player, an improved control mechanism is provided for effecting lead-in movement of a tone arm from an elevated rest position outside the perimeter of a turntable to a selected set-down position on a record supported by the turntable so as to commence a play operation, and for effecting a return movement of the tone arm ito its rest position upon the termination of the play operation. In such control mechanism, a main lever is made to swing by a cam follower engaging in a cam groove of a control gear to effect the lead-in and return movements upon rotation of the control gear by a drive gear rotated with the turntable. In order to prevent damage to prevent damage to the needle or stylus or to the sound grove of the phonograph record, a tone arm drive mechanism for swinging the tone arm in response to swinging of the main lever is disengaged at the commencement of a play operation to remove any restraints on the movement of the tone arm.