Magneto-optical disc recording and/or reproducing device

Abstract

A recording/reproducing device using a magneto-optical disc as a recording medium having a holder for holding a magneto-optical disc and moving the magneto-optical disc between a disc unloading position and a disc loading position, a turntable for rotating the magneto-optical disc, an optical pickup for casting a light beam onto a signal recording surface of the magneto-optical disc, a magnetic head arranged to face the optical pickup on the opposite sides side of the magneto-optical disc and moving toward and away from the magneto-optical disc, and a rotating ejection lever positioned on a base for ejecting the magneto-optical disc held by the holder. Since the ejection lever is arranged on the side of the base where the optical pickup is arranged, the space within the device body is effectively used, thus realizing miniaturization.

1 . A magneto-optical disc recording/reproducing device comprising: 
 a holder rotatably mounted on a base for holding a magneto-optical disc inserted therein and for moving said magneto-optical disc between a disc unloading position and a disc loading position;    a turntable arranged on the base for rotationally driving rotating the magneto-optical disc held in the holder that has been moved to the disc loading position;    an optical pickup slidably mounted on the base for casting a light beam onto a signal recording surface of the rotationally driven magneto-optical disc;    a magnetic head arranged facing the optical pickup on an opposite side of the magneto-optical disc and being movable between a recording position adjacent the magneto-optical disc and a non-recording position away from the magneto-optical disc;    a connection member for connecting the optical pickup and the magnetic head; and    an ejection lever rotatably mounted on the base and biased toward pressuring and ejecting, by a pressuring portion, the magneto-optical disc held by the holder,    wherein the ejection lever is arranged on a periphery of the optical pickup and a main portion of the ejection lever is positioned along the base and a locus of rotation of the ejection lever and a locus of movement of the connection member are different from each other.    
   
   
       2 . The magneto-optical disc recording/reproducing device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the ejection lever is formed so that the pressuring portion protrudes from the base.  
   
   
       3 - 15 . (Cancelled)  
   
   
       16 . A magneto-optical disc recording/reproducing device comprising: 
 a holder rotatably mounted on a base for holding an optical disc inserted therein and for moving between a disc unloading position and a disc loading position;    a turntable arranged on the base for driving the optical disc held once moved to the disc loading position by the holder;    an optical pickup slidably mounted on the base for casting a light beam onto a signal recording surface of the rotating optical disc, thus reading out recorded signals; and    an ejection lever rotatably arranged on the base and biased in a direction of pressuring and ejecting the optical disc held by the holder, using a pressuring portion;    wherein the ejection lever is arranged on the periphery of the optical pickup and formed in a plate-like shape, and a main portion of the ejection lever is provided to be along the base.    
   
   
       17 - 27 . (Cancelled)