Optical disk reproducing apparatus
View Patent ↗An optical disk player including: a disk insertion assembly which is positioned on an upper portion of the front face of the player main body and has a disk insertion/ejection opening into which an optical disk is inserted, a disk conveying device which holds the inserted optical disk and is moved in a forward-rearward direction of the player main body so as to convey the optical disk to a disk reproducing device, a moving device which moves the disk conveying device in a vertical direction of the player main body, a disk recognition device that determines whether or not an optical disk is being held in the disk conveying device, and a controller device that controls an operation timing of the disk insertion assembly and the disk conveying device by disk recognition signals supplied from the disk recognition device.
1. An upright optical disk reproducing apparatus equipped with a disk reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on an optical disk, said optical disk reproducing apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body,
a disk insertion means which is positioned on an upper portion of a front face of said apparatus main body and has an upwardly facing disk insertion/ejection opening,
a disk holding means which holds said optical disk that is inserted into said disk insertion/ejection opening,
a first moving means which moves said disk insertion means and said disk holding means in a forward and rearward direction of said apparatus main body,
a second moving means which moves said disk holding means in an upward and downward direction of said apparatus main body,
a disk recognition means for determining whether or not an optical disk is being held in said disk holding means, and
a control means for separately controlling said first and second moving means in response to recognition signals supplied from said disk recognition means to said control means such that said disk insertion means and said disk holding means are moved forward by said first moving means before said disk holding means is moved upwardly by said second moving means when said recognition means determines that an optical disk is held by said disk holding means and said disk holding means is moved upwardly by said second moving means before said disk insertion means and said disk holding means are moved forward when said disk recognition means determines that an optical disk is not held by said disk holding means.
2. An upright optical disk reproducing apparatus equipped with a disk reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on an optical disk, said optical disk reproducing apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body,
a loader which is positioned on an upper portion of a front face of said apparatus main body and has an upwardly facing disk insertion/ejection opening,
a disk conveying means which holds said optical disk that is inserted into said loader and moves in a forward-rearward direction of said apparatus main body and convey said optical disk to said disk reproducing means, and
slide cams which cause said disk conveying means to move in a vertical direction of said apparatus main body;
said optical disk reproducing apparatus further comprising:
a disk recognition means for determining whether or not an optical disk is being held in said disk conveying means, and
a control means for separately controlling a movement of said loader and a movement of said disk conveying means in response to recognition signals supplied from said disk recognition means to said control means such that said disk conveying means is moved forwardly before said disk conveying means is moved vertically upwardly by said slide cams when said disk recognition means determines that an optical disk is held by said disk holding means and said disk conveying means is moved upwardly by said slide cams before said disk insertion means is moved forwardly when said disk recognition means determines that an optical disk is not held by said disk conveying means.