Claims
- 1. An apparatus for at least reproducing information from an optical record disk comprising:a spindle motor for rotating said optical record disk; a turntable coupled with a rotating shaft of said spindle motor; a disk coupling member for coupling said optical record disk with said turntable in a direction perpendicular to a record surface of said optical record disk; a movable member having said spindle motor secured thereto and being arranged to be movable in a first direction toward said optical record disk as well as in a second direction away from said optical record disk along a given locus, said optical record disk and said turntable being coupled with each other by means of said disk coupling member when said movable member has been in a predetermined position, a movable member driving means for generating a driving power which drives said movable member in said first direction, a power transmission member arranged between said movable member driving means and said movable member for moving said turntable in said first direction such that said optical record disk is supported by said turntable, an optical head for at least reading the information from said optical record disk under a condition that said movable member has been moved into said predetermined position, a position detector for detecting said condition in which said movable member has been moved into said predetermined position, a control means for initiating a rotation of said spindle motor after said position detector detects said condition that said movable member has been moved into said predetermined position, and a resilient member for resiliently urging a part of said movable member against said power transmission member in said first direction by a restoring force of said resilient member under a condition in which said optical record disk has been supported by said turntable.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said power transmission member is formed by a gear.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said power transmission member is formed by a driving plate.
- 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member is formed by an up-down block.
- 5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member is formed by a supporting plate.
- 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said resilient member is formed by a coiled spring.
- 7. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical record disk is coupled with said turntable by means of a permanent magnet provided on said turntable and a hub formed in said optical record disk.
- 8. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said optical record disk is coupled with said turntable by means of a magnetic force.
- 9. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said gear is formed by a pinion gear.
- 10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member driving means comprises a motor.
- 11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable member driving means comprises a coiled spring.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 09/576,026, filed May 23, 2000, which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/320,460, filed May 27, 1999 (U.S. Pat. No. 6,078,550), which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/182,890 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,940,357), filed Oct. 30, 1998, 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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