Disc player and disc loading device
First Claim
1. A disc player comprising:
- a main body including disc rotating driving means for rotationally driving a disc and readout means for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means;
a first cover having a disc clamping member mounted on one surface thereof;
a second cover including a display means on at least one surface thereof for displaying the read out information; and
mounting means for rotatably mounting said first and second covers on the main body so that said first and second covers are each movable between opened and closed positions, with the disc to be played being secured on the disc rotating driving means by the disc clamping member when the first cover is in the closed position and with the display means being exposed for viewing by a user when the second cover is in the opened position while the first cover is in the closed position.
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Abstract
A disc player for reading out and reproducing information signals recorded on an information disc, such as an optical disc, and displaying the read out and reproduced information signals on a display section, and a loading device for loading an information disc, such as an optical disc, or a disc table, in which both a disc proper and a disc cartridge comprised of a disc and a cartridge accommodating such disc may be loaded on the disc table. The disc player enables the information on the disc to be read out and reproduced and the readout and reproducing information to be displayed as a visual information, and is reduced in size so as to be portable. The loading device enables both the disc cartridge and the disc proper to be loaded on the disc player.
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57 Claims
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1. A disc player comprising:
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a main body including disc rotating driving means for rotationally driving a disc and readout means for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means; a first cover having a disc clamping member mounted on one surface thereof; a second cover including a display means on at least one surface thereof for displaying the read out information; and mounting means for rotatably mounting said first and second covers on the main body so that said first and second covers are each movable between opened and closed positions, with the disc to be played being secured on the disc rotating driving means by the disc clamping member when the first cover is in the closed position and with the display means being exposed for viewing by a user when the second cover is in the opened position while the first cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A portable disc player comprising a main body, said main body including disc loading section means for receiving a disc to be played and said main body accommodating at least disc rotating driving means for rotating the disc to be played, a head for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving meads, feed means for feeding said head along the radius of said disc, a signal processing section for processing signals read out by said head, and a control section for controlling the operation of at least said disc rotating driving means, head, feed means and said signal processing section;
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a display section means having a display for displaying the information recorded on the disc and reproduced by said head; mounting means for rotatably mounting the display section means on the main body with the display section means being movable between an opened position where the information on the display is exposed for viewing and a closed position; blocking means for preventing a disc from being received by the disc loading section means when said display section means is moved to the closed position; an operating section mounted on the main body having a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc player; and wherein the mounting means is also a means for rotatably mounting the operating section on the main body and said operating section performs at least part of the function of said blocking means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable disc player comprising a main body, said main body including disc loading section means for receiving a disc to be played and said main body accommodating at least disc rotating driving means for rotating the disc to be played, a head for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means, feed means for feeding said head along the radius of said disc, a signal processing section for processing signals read out by said head, and a control section for controlling the operation of at least said disc rotating driving means, head, feed means and said signal processing section;
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a display section means having a display for displaying the information recorded on the disc and reproduced by said head; mounting means for rotatably mounting the display section means on the main body with the display section means being movable between an opened position where the information on the display is exposed for viewing and a closed position; blocking means for preventing a disc from being received by the disc loading section means when said display section means is moved to the closed position; an operating section having a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc player; and wherein said mounting means is also a means for rotatably mounting the operating section on the main body, with the operating section being movable between a closed position where the operating buttons are exposed for actuation by a user, while the display section means is in the opened position, and an open position and wherein the main body includes a disc loading section for receiving the disc to be played when said operating section is in the opened position.
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21. A portable disc player comprising a main body, said main body including disc loading section means for receiving a disc to be played and said main body accommodating at least disc rotating driving means for rotating the disc to be played, a head for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means, feed means for feeding said head along the radius of said disc, a signal processing section for processing signals read out by said head, and a control section for controlling the operation of at least said disc rotating driving means, head, feed means and said signal processing section;
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a display section means having a display for displaying the information recorded on the disc and reproduced by said head; mounting means for rotatably mounting the display section means on the main body with the display section means being movable between an opened position where the information on the display is exposed for viewing and a closed position; blocking means for preventing a disc from being received by the disc loading section means when said display section means is moved to the closed position; an operating section having a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc player; and wherein said mounting means is also a means for rotatably mounting the operating section on the main body, with the operating section being movable between a closed position where the operating buttons are exposed for actuation by a user, while the display section means is in the opened position, and an opened position and wherein said operating section extends over at least a portion of said disc loading section when said operating section is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A disc reproducing apparatus comprising a main body accommodating therein at least disc rotating driving means, a head for reading out information signals recorded on a disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means, feed means for feeding said head along the radius of the disc, a signal processing section for processing signals read out by said head, and a control section for controlling the operation of at least said disc rotating driving means, head, feed means and said signal processing section, said main body including disc loading section means for receiving an optical disc;
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a display section means having a display for displaying the information recorded on said disc and reproduced by said head; mounting means for rotatably mounting the display section means on the main body, with the display section means being movable between an opened position where the information on the display is exposed for viewing and a closed position; and blocking means for preventing a disc from being received by the disc loading section means when said display section means is moved to the closed position; an operating section including a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc reproducing apparatus; and wherein the mounting means is also a means for rotatably mounting the operating section on said main body so that the operating section is movable between a closed position and an opened position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A disc reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a main body of the apparatus; a loading unit means on the main body for loading a disc cartridge rotatably accommodating a disc therein which rotates in a plane, the loading unit means being adapted to load disc cartridges having predetermined outer dimensions in the plane in which the disc rotates; reproducing means disposed within the main body for reproducing the disc accommodated in a disc cartridge loaded by the loading unit means, and a cover having display means mounted thereon for displaying the information reproduced by the reproducing means; mounting means for rotatably mounting the cover on the main body so that the cover is moveable between an opened position wherein the information may be viewed by a user and a closed position; the main body having dimensions along the plane in which the disc rotates substantially equal to the size of the predetermined outer dimensions of the disc cartridge, and the cover having outer dimensions which are also substantially equal to the predetermined outer dimensions of the disc cartridge; an operating section mounted on the main body including a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc reproducing apparatus; and wherein the operating section is mounted on the loading unit means and said mounting means is also a means for rotatably mounting the loading unit means on said main body. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A disc player comprising:
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a main body including disc rotating driving means for rotationally driving a disc and readout means for reading out information signals recorded on the disc rotationally driven by said disc rotating driving means and disc loading section means for receiving a disc to be played; a first cover including an operating section, said operating section having a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc player; a second cover including a display means on at least one surface thereof for displaying the read out information; and mounting means for rotatably mounting said first and second covers on the main body so that said first and second covers are each movable between opened and closed positions, wherein the display means is exposed for viewing by a user and said operating buttons are exposed for operation by a user only when the second cover is in the opened position and the first cover is in the closed position, and wherein said first cover is disposed intermediate said main body and said second cover when said first and second covers are in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A disc reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a main body of the apparatus; a loading unit means on the main body and movable between an opened position and a closed position for loading a disc cartridge rotatably accommodating a disc therein which rotates in a plane, said loading unit means being adapted to load disc cartridges having predetermined outer dimensions in the plane in which the disc rotates; reproducing means disposed within the main body for reproducing the disc accommodated in a disc cartridge loaded by said loading unit means; a cover having display means mounted thereon for displaying the information reproduced by said reproducing means; an operating section including a plurality of operating buttons for controlling operation of the disc producing apparatus, with the operating section being mounted on the loading unit means; and mounting means for rotatably mounting said cover and said loading unit means on said main body so that said cover is moveable between an opened position wherein said information may be viewed by a user and a closed position, said main body having dimensions along the plane in which the disc rotates substantially equal to the size of the predetermined outer dimensions of the disc cartridge. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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