Magneto-optical disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus

摘要

A magneto-optical disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprises a disc cartridge loading portion on which a disc cartridge to housing an magneto-optical disc is loaded; a disc rotary drive means for rotating the magneto-optical disc; an optical pickup which is moved in a radial direction of the magneto-optical disc for recording and/or reproducing information signals on and from the magneto-optical disc; magnetic field generating means which is disposed in a position opposite to the optical pickup with respect to the magneto-optical disc and is moved in a radial direction of the magneto-optical disc in synchronization with the movement of the optical pickup in a radial direction of the magneto-optical disc for recording informational signals on the magneto-optical disc together with the optical pickup; lifting means for moving the magnet field generating means perpendicularly toward and away from the surface of the magneto-optical disc; loading means for loading the disc cartridge upon the cartridge loading portion and for loading the magneto-optic disc housed in the disc cartridge on the disc rotary drive means, such that magnetic field generating means is moved from a position remote from the magneto-optical disc to a position close to the magneto-optical disc by the lifting means in association with the loading operation of the disc cartridge on the cartridge loading portion by the loading means.