IP Library Granted Patent US 7,958,522
Granted Patent B2
US 7,958,522 · App. 12/159,195 · Granted Jun 7, 2011

Slot-in type disk apparatus

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Patent No.
US 7,958,522
App. No.
12/159,195
Granted
Jun 7, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus which can be reduced in thickness without deteriorating strength of a lever and a rear base. In a slot-in type disk apparatus, a base body 10 and a lid 20 constitute a chassis sheath, a disk-insertion opening 11 into which a disk is directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath, a traverse base 30 is disposed on the side of a front surface of the base body 10 , a rear base 13 is disposed on the side of a rear surface of the base body 10 , a printed board 14 is provided between the rear base 13 and the base body 10 , and a link arm 105 is disposed between the rear base 13 and the printed board 14 . The rear base 13 is provided at its portion with an opening 13 A, a link arm 105 is formed at its portion with a folded piece 105 D, which is folded toward the opening 13 A, a space is formed on the side of the printed board 14 by the folded piece 105 D, and a part 14 A to be mounted on the printed board 14 is disposed in correspondence with the space.

Claims (13)

1. A slot-in type disk apparatus in which

a base body and a lid constitute a chassis sheath,

a disk-insertion opening into which a disk is directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath,

a traverse base is disposed on the side of a front surface of the base body,

the traverse base holds a spindle motor, a pickup and a rail on which the pickup moves,

the spindle motor is provided on the side of one end of the traverse base,

the pickup is movably provided on the traverse base, and

the pickup is disposed on the other end side of the traverse base at the time of standby, wherein

the traverse base is provided with a pick-stopper,

the pick-stopper moves to a position where the movement of the pickup is restrained when the traverse base is moved toward the base body, and the pick-stopper moves to a position where the movement of the pickup is not restrained when the traverse base moves toward the lid.

2. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the pick-stopper is a turning fulcrum and the other end of the pick-stopper is a movable portion, the pickup is movably provided on the rail by a bearing, and if the movable portion moves to a position where the movable portion abuts against the bearing, the pick-stopper restrains the pickup from moving.

3. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a movable pick-stopper lever, wherein if one end of the pick-stopper lever moves between the pick-stopper and the base body, the movable portion of the pick-stopper is held at a location where the movable portion abuts against the bearing.

4. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a slider which moves in association with the traverse base, wherein the pick-stopper lever is moved by the slider.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 13, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021832/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2008
From: MIYATA, KOJI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021545/0004 →