Claims
- 1. An apparatus for at least reproducing information from an optical record disk installed within a disk cartridge having an outer surface in which at one depression is formed, said apparatus comprising:a cartridge holder for holding the disk cartridge; a movable member arranged to be movable in a first direction toward or away from a record surface of said optical record disk; a spindle motor secured to said movable member and detachably coupled with said optical record disk within the disk cartridge to rotate the optical record disk; at least one positioning pin secured to said movable member and being insertable into said depression formed in the outer surface of the disk cartridge; a transmission member for moving said movable member in said first direction into a given position in which said spindle motor has been engaged with said optical record disk; a control means for detecting a condition that said movable member has been driven into said given position, and for driving said spindle motor after a detection of the condition; and a resilient member for resiliently urging a part of said movable member in said first direction against said transmission member by a force produced by a recovering force of the resilient member under such a condition that said spindle motor has been engaged with said optical record disk.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission member comprises a gear.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission member comprises a supporting plate.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member comprises an up-down block.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member comprises a supporting plate.
- 6. an apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resilient member is formed by a coil spring.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission member includes a plurality of shafts extending in parallel with said first direction.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said positioning pin extends in said first direction and has a tapered tip.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/576,206, filed May 23, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,185,169 which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/320,460, filed May 27, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,078,550 which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/182,890, filed Oct. 30, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,940,357 which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/744,558, filed Nov. 6, 1996 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,862,110), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/466,433, filed Jun. 6, 1995 (abandoned), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/225,977, filed Apr. 12, 1994 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,446,711.
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08/744558 |
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