DISC READER WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSING TRAY

A DISC READER (10) HAS A HOUSING (12) AND A DATA DISC LOADING TRAY (14) MOVABLE BETWEEN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS. A PLURALITY OF SENSORS (32) AT A NEST IN THE TRAY (14) SENSE THE PRESENCE OF A DISC AND WHETHER THE DISC IS CORRECTLY POSITIONED IN THE NEST (26). WHEN THE TRAY ( 14) IS OPEN AND A NEW DISC IS LOADED INTO THE NEST (26), THE TRAY (14) IS AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED AFTER A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME DELAY. WHEN THE TRAY (14) IS OPEN AND EMPTY OR OPEN WITH AN OLD DISC IN PLACE, THE TRAY (14) IS AUTOMATICALLY CLOSED AFTER A RELATIVELY LONG TIME DELAY.(FIG. 1)