Disk changer device and disk magazine
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsKikuo Shimizu, Ikuo Nishida, Kouhei Takita
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Abstract
A disk magazine and disk changer device for holding multiple two-sided disk media wherein the magazine can be turned upside-down so as to allow both sides of the disk media to be utilized. In order to allow handling of two-sided disks, disk transport trays are provided above and below the disk media. A single disk transport tray operates to handle the disk medium above the given tray and below the given tray.
Claims10
A disk changer device comprising:
- a disk magazine equipped with disk transport trays for mounting a plurality of disks;
- a spindle motor for rotating said disks;
- a head for recording on/playing back information from said disks mounted on said spindle motor;
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- a tray pulling mechanism pulling said disk transport trays on which said disks are mounted from said disk magazine up to where said disks are at a disk rotation position;
- wherein said disk magazine holds N disks and N+1 disk transport trays in an alternating manner along a vertical axis of said disk magazine;
- said disk transport trays include grooves on both sides formed along a thickness axis of said trays, and a disk can be mounted on disk transport trays positioned on either side of said disk;
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- said disk magazine can be turned upside-down to allow playback of information recorded on either side of said disks.
A disk magazine comprising N disks and N+1 disk transport trays arranged in an alternating manner along a thickness axis of said disks wherein:
- said disk transport trays includes grooves formed on both sides along a thickness axis thereof;
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- a disk is capable of being mounted on disk transport trays positioned on either side of said disk.
A disk changer device comprising:
- a disk magazine equipped with disk transport trays for mounting a plurality of disks;
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- means for recording on and playing back information from said disks;
- wherein said disk magazine holds N disks and N+1 disk transport trays in an alternating manner along a vertical axis of said disk magazine;
- said disk transport trays comprising grooves on both sides formed along a thickness axis of said trays such that a disk can be mounted on disk transport trays positioned on either side of said disk;
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- said disk magazine can be turned upside-down to allow playback of information recorded on either side of said disks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.