Abstract: Provided is an optical disk apparatus in which an interlocking slider engaged with a main slider directly drive an eject lever and a boss for performing a disk chucking operation. The optical disk apparatus includes a housing having a slot to receive a disk, a main unit having a turn table to rotate the disk, the main slider configured to move in first and second directions corresponding to insertion and ejection of the disk, the eject lever configured to eject the disk inserted into the housing through the slot, and the interlocking slider.

Abstract: To provide a “disk device” that does not waste a power during waiting for disk insertion and thus can save power consumption. The disk device includes: a casing equipped with an insertion port to which a disk is inserted; a conveying mechanism for conveying a disk, which is provided inside the insertion port; a switching type detecting switch that is switched to a detection state in accordance with a movement force of a disk inserted from the insertion port in an insertion direction; and an optical detecting member that is switched to a detection state when a disk inserted from the insertion port blocks an optical path, wherein when the detecting switch is switched to a detection state, power supply to the optical detecting member is started.

Abstract: A disc loading and ejecting apparatus for a slot-in optical disc drive to drive a compact disc into and out of the slot-in optical disc drive includes a driving portion and a guiding portion that are located at two opposite sides of the slot-in optical disc drive. The driving portion includes a transverse roller. The compact disc has one end abutted and held by the guiding portion and another end leaned on the roller. The roller can be rotated to load and eject the compact disc into or out of the slot-in optical disc drive. The roller is located at one end of the loading/ejecting path of the compact disc without extending traversely or occupying the transverse space of the path, thus the slot-in optical disc drive can be shrunk to a smaller size to meet slim and light design requirements.

Abstract: An optical drive bezel assembly for coupling to an optical drive. The optical drive bezel assembly includes a functional bezel having a first opening to receive an optical disk and a first plurality of attachment features. The functional bezel is coupled to the optical drive. A disk guide is rigidly coupled to the functional bezel. A cosmetic bezel has a second opening to receive the optical disk and a second plurality of attachment features. The cosmetic bezel is rigidly coupled to the functional bezel. A cosmetic screen is attached to the cosmetic bezel. The first opening and the second opening are in alignment.

Abstract: A disc device includes the following: a traverse base 5 that can be moved between a recording/reproducing position and a standby position, on which an optical pickup 2 and a turntable 1 are mounted; a front cover 3 including a disc carrying surface 3a that carries a disc 4 and an aperture 3b that is formed in the disc carrying surface 3a and allows the turntable 1 to pass through when the traverse base 5 is moved between the recording/reproducing position and the standby position; and centering members 8 for holding and shifting the disc 4 to a position where the center of the disc 4 is aligned with the center of the turntable 1. The loading of a disc can be performed in an easy and highly flexible manner.

Abstract: A disc loading device includes a first conveying unit to convey a disc and a second conveying unit to convey a cartridge containing the disc. When the disc is inserted or ejected, the disc is conveyed by the first conveying unit. When the cartridge is inserted or ejected, the cartridge is conveyed by the second conveying unit. When the cartridge is not detected by a cartridge detecting unit, a first conveying unit moving unit moves the first conveying unit to a first position and holds the first conveying unit in the first position, and when the cartridge is detected by the cartridge detecting unit, the first conveying unit moving unit moves the first conveying unit to a second position and holds the first conveying unit in the second position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a disc drive unit drives a removable medium, a first switch and a second switch which are provided on the main body, a unit which powers on the main body in response to an operation of one of the first switch and the second switch, a unit which determines whether a factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the first switch or the operation of the second switch, and a unit which executes a process for booting up an operating system if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the first switch, and executes a process for sending an eject command to the disc drive unit to eject the removable medium and then powering off the main body if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the second switch.

Abstract: An optical disk player with improved opening and closing of a door, transport of a tray, and an improved pivoting structure of a chassis to pivot a turntable. The optical disk player includes: a body; a tray to move in and out of the body so as to transport an optical disk; a chassis installed to pivot inside the body; an optical pickup, which is installed to be able to move back and forth in the chassis, to record/reproduce information onto/from the optical disk that is rotatably placed on the turntable; a cover installed on a front of the body, the cover including: a door holder with an aperture through which the tray moves; a door to be able to slide along the door holder so as to open and close the aperture; and a cam driving device to activate the tray, to pivot the chassis, and to open and close the door by sliding.

Abstract: The disk carrying apparatus includes a lifting portion which carries a disk onto a turntable, a chuck which holds the carried disk on the turntable, and a third switch which detects an intermediate position between a holding operation start position where the chuck starts a disk holding operation and a holding operation end position where the chuck finishes the disk holding operation. After completion of an initial disk holding operation, the chuck returns to the intermediate position detected by the third switch and retries the disk holding operation.

Abstract: An insertion-proof device for optical disk drive is provided to prevent other discs from being inserted in the operating disk drive. A slider moves back and forth along the optical disk drive to load and unload a disc. A push head is disposed on one end of the slider near an entrance. A protrusion is extended backward from the protection unit and disposed on the moving path of the slider. At least one supporting arm is extended from the protection unit. After a disc is loaded, the push head pushes the protrusion, so that the protection unit rotatably fixed near the entrance is turned upward to cover part of the entrance to prevent other discs from being inserted in the operating disk drive. When unloading a disc, the push head releases the protrusion, so that the protection unit leaves the entrance for the original position.

Abstract: The attaching section 3 is arranged on the panel member 2 under the condition that center SC of the disk insertion hole 2a in the longitudinal direction and center MC of the disk 8 attached to the attaching section 3 are dislocated from each other in the longitudinal direction of the disk insertion hole 2a. The guide device 11 for guiding the disk 8 toward attaching position FP of the attaching section 3 is provided at an end portion of the disk insertion hole 2a in the longitudinal direction.