Abstract: When an optical sensor 410 disposed near an opening of a casing 110 detects an optical disc 10, a disc processing section 200 is rotated to a retracted position where a rotating shaft 222A is retracted from the moving path of the optical disc 10. When the optical disc 10 moves to a certain position from the opening, the loading unit 400 loads the optical disc 10. When the optical disc 10 is located at a loading-completion position, a sensing switch 420 is turned off, and the disc processing section 200 is rotated to an advanced position where the rotating shaft 222A is advanced onto the moving path to rotatably support the optical disc 10. In response to a request for ejecting the optical disc 10, the disc processing section 200 is rotated to the retracted position to release the rotatably supporting state and the loading unit 400 is activated to eject the optical disc 10.

Abstract: When an optical sensor 410 disposed near an opening of a casing 10 (translator's comment: correctly, 110) detects an optical disc 10, a disc processing section 200 is rotated to a retracted position where a rotating shaft 222A is retracted from the moving path of the optical disc 10. When the optical disc 10 moves to a certain position from the opening, the loading unit 400 loads the optical disc 10. When the optical disc 10 is located at a loading-completion position, a sensing switch 420 is turned off, and the disc processing section 200 is rotated to an advanced position where the rotating shaft 222A is advanced onto the moving path to rotatably support the optical disc 10. In response to a request for ejecting the optical disc 10, the disc processing section 200 is rotated to the retracted position to release the rotatably supporting state and the loading unit 400 is activated to eject the optical disc 10.

Abstract: A movable unit (50) is disposed between a loaded recording medium (1) and a bottom surface (4a) of a base chassis (4) opposite to the surface of the loaded recording medium (1). The movable unit includes a spindle motor (53), a head (51), guide shafts (52a, 52b) for supporting the head (51) movably in a radius direction of the recording medium (1), and a movable holding device (5), disposed at the base chassis (4) swingable downward to the bottom surface (4a), for holding the spindle motor (53), the head (51) and the guide shafts (52a, 52b). The movable holding device (5) holds at least one of the spindle motor (53), the head (51) and the guide shafts (52a, 52b) movably in a direction moving away from the bottom surface (4a) relative to the movable holding device (5).

Abstract: A front-loading disk player includes a player assembly for playing a disk having been carried thereto; a front panel positioned in front of said player assembly and having a slot for receiving therein either one of a bare disk and a cartridge disk holding a recording disk therein; a cover section for blocking said slot having a through hole; and a lock unit for locking an operation of opening said slot. The lock unit includes a locking assembly for fixing the cover section at a position to close the slot and an unlocking rivet provided into the through hole. The unlocking rivet is configured to move in a same direction in which the cartridge disk is inserted in the slot so as to cause the locking assembly to be released from the cover section.

Abstract: A front-loading disk player is provided which can pull either a bare disk or a disk mounted in a cartridge into a housing so as to perform an operation of reproducing information thereon. A first carrier unit is moveable from a carrier path of the cartridge disk-in association with a carrier of the cartridge disk by a second carrier unit. A cover section has a second slot for only the bare disk therein. The first carrier unit includes a transfer unit for transferring the bare disk, and a holding unit provided on the transfer unit for holding the bare disk on the transfer unit.

Abstract: A front-loading disk player is provided which can pull either a bare disk or a disk mounted in a cartridge into a housing so as to perform an operation of reproducing information thereon. A first carrier unit is moveable from a carrier path of the cartridge disk in association with a carrier of the cartridge disk by a second carrier unit. A cover section has a second slot for only the bare disk therein. The first carrier unit includes a transfer unit for transferring the bare disk, and a holding unit provided on the transfer unit for holding the bare disk on the transfer unit.

Abstract: A front-loading disk player is provided which can pull either a bare disk or a disk mounted in a cartridge into a housing so as to perform an operation of reproducing information thereon. A first carrier unit is moveable from a carrier path of the cartridge disk in association with a carrier of the cartridge disk by a second carrier unit. A cover section has a second slot for only the bare disk therein. The first carrier unit includes a transfer unit for transferring the bare disk, and a holding unit provided on the transfer unit for holding the bare disk on the transfer unit.