Magazine holder in a CD player

United States Patent

Takemasa et al.

[19]

[i l] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:

5,136,563 Aug. 4,1992

[54] MAGAZINE HOLDER IN A CD PLAYER

[75] Inventors: Kaoru Takemasa; Atsushi Kurosawa;

Sei Onishi; Kiyohito Kajihara; Osamu
Kitazawa; Kiyoshi Morikawa, all of
Saitama, Japan

[73] Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation,
Tokyo, Japan

[21] Appl. No.: 778,759

[22] Filed: Oct. 18,1991

Related U.S. Application Data

[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 617,237, Nov. 21, 1990, abandoned.

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data

Feb. 16, 1990 [JP] Japan 2-35458

Feb. 16, 1990 [JP] Japan 2-35459

Feb. 16, 1990 [JP] Japan 2-35460

Feb. 16, 1990 [JP] . Japan 2-35461

[51] Int. CI.' G11B 17/22; Gl IB 33/02;

G11B 17/04

[52] U.S. CI 369/36; 369/38;

369/77.1; 369/178; 369/292

,101A

[58] Field of Search 369/33, 34, 35, 36,

369/37, 38, 75.1, 75.2, 77.1, 77.2, 678, 292

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

4,800,554 1/1989 Yamasaki et al 369/36

4,809,252 2/1989 Ikedo et al 369/39

4,841,499 6/1989 Takahashi et al 369/36

4,847,711 7/1989 Inoue 369/72

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS

1-109666 4/1989 Japan .

Primary Examiner—Stuart S. Levy
Assistant Examiner—Tan Nguyen
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Nikaido, Marmelstein,
Murray & Oram

[57] ABSTRACT

A CD player has a magazine containing a plurality of trays each of which mounts a CD, and a magazine holder. The magazine holder has an inlet for inserting the magazine. An upper and a lower edges of the inlet has an upwardly inclined guide portion and a downwardly inclined guide portion, respectively.

2 Claims, 20 Drawing Sheets

206b