Appeal No. 1997-2316
Application No. 08/329,616
After Final (paper number 27), claims 12 and 15 were amended.
The disclosed invention relates to a disk loading
mechanism for a recording/reproducing apparatus which can
accept disks of several diameters as well as a disk cartridge.
The diameter of a recess in the disk loading mechanism for the
disk cartridge is smaller in diameter than the diameters of
the recesses for the disks.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A disc loading device comprising:
a supporting base having a disc rotating driving
unit for rotationally driving discs of different
diameters as recording media on which information signals are
to be recorded or are pre-recorded, and a disc
transporting tray for holding and transporting said discs,
said disc transporting tray being arranged above said
supporting base and being movable between a position in
which it is drawn into an outer casing containing said
supporting base therein and a position in which it is
drawn out of said outer casing,
said disc transporting tray including:
a first positioning recess for holding and
positioning a first disc having a first diameter, said first
positioning recess being formed in an upper surface of
the disc transporting tray as a circle having a diameter
corresponding to said first diameter, a second
positioning recess for holding and positioning a second disc
having a second diameter smaller than said first
diameter, said second positioning recess being formed in a
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