Abstract: A disk playback apparatus has a lower chassis unit carrying a stack of disk holders. A stage unit carries major components of the disk playback apparatus including side select plates for selectively lifting or lowering the disk holders, a drive base unit for playing back a disk, a horizontal driving gear mechanism for moving the drive base unit into a space which is formed as a result of the selective upward or downward movement of the disk holders, and a loading roller for loading and ejecting a disk. The stage unit is moved up and down in accordance with the position of a selected disk holder, by the power of a first motor, through the actions of a gear mechanism, mode pate and slide plates.

Abstract: A disk player includes a selecting mechanism, a switching control mechanism, a transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and a pickup feeding mechanism. In the disk player, an idler plate pivots in response to a direction of rotation of a worm wheel that always meshes with a worm provided on a shaft of a loading motor. Three idler gears that always mesh with the worm wheel are provided on the idler plate. The idler plate couples a switching idler gear to the switching control mechanism at a disk mounting position, couples a transporting roller-actuating idler gear to the transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and couples a pickup feeding idler gear to the pickup feeding mechanism at a pickup feed position.

Abstract: A disk player includes a selecting mechanism, a switching control mechanism a transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and a pickup feeding mechanism. In the disk player, an idler plate pivots in response to a direction of rotation of a worm wheel that always meshes with a worm provided on a shaft of a loading motor. Three idler gears that always mesh with the worm wheel are provided on the idler plate. The idler plate couples a switching idler gear to the switching control mechanism at a disk mounting position, couples a transporting roller-actuating idler gear to the transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and couples a pickup feeding idler gear to the pickup feeding mechanism at a pickup feed position.

Abstract: A disk player includes a selecting mechanism, a switching control mechanism, a transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and a pickup feeding mechanism. In the disk player, an idler plate pivots in response to a direction of rotation of a worm wheel that always meshes with a worm provided on a shaft of a loading motor. Three idler gears that always mesh with the worm wheel are provided on the idler plate. The idler plate couples an switching idler gear to the switching control mechanism at a disk mounting position, couples a transporting roller-actuating idler gear to the transporting roller-actuating mechanism, and couples an pickup feeding idler gear to the pickup feeding mechanism at a pickup feed position.