Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Details Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus Disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus

1992-03-24

1996-03-26

Levy, Stuart S.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

With particular cabinet structure

Slotted for edgewise insertion of storage disc

360 9902, G11B 3302, G11B 5016

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055027040

ABSTRACT:
Proposed is a disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus into which, of an optical disc cartridge having a cartridge main body housing an optical disc, which cartridge main body includes at least a guide section on at least one of its lateral sides along the direction of insertion into the apparatus, and a magnetic disc cartridge housing a magnetic disc of the same radius as the optical disc and having a thickness lesser than the thickness of the optical disc cartridge, only the optical disc cartridge may be loaded. The apparatus includes a loading unit for loading the optical disc cartridge onto a disc loading section, and a mistaken insertion inhibiting unit having a width broader than the thickness of the guide section of the optical disc cartridge and narrower than the thickness of the magnetic disc cartridge. The magnetic disc cartridge thinner than the optical disc cartridge may be prevented by the mistaken insertion inhibiting unit from being introduced into the main body of the disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus.

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