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US 2004/0202065 A1Published application
Integrated reproducing/recording apparatus
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorGa-Lane Chen
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Abstract
An integrated reproducing/recording apparatus (10) comprises a magnetic reproducing/recording device (11), an optical reproducing/recording device (12) and a spindle (13) located therebetween. The magnetic reproducing/recording device has a magnetic disk (111) with a center hole (113) and a magnetic pickup head (112). The optical reproducing/recording device has an optical disk (121) with a center hole (123) and an optical pickup head (122). The spindle has fixtures at each end thereof. The magnetic disk or the optical disk is selectively fixed on the spindle.
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An integrated reproducing/recording apparatus comprises:
- a first reproducing/recording device comprising a first storage medium and a first pickup head for reproducing signals from the first storage medium or recording signals on the first storage medium, said first storage medium having a center hole defined therethrough;
- a second reproducing/recording device comprising a second storage medium and a second pickup head for reproducing signals from the second storage medium or recording signals on the second storage medium, said second storage medium having a center hole defined therethrough;
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- a spindle located between the first and second reproducing/recording devices and having a first and second fixtures located at two ends thereof,
- wherein, the spindle moves between the first and second reproducing/recording devices and respectively engages with either the first or the second reproducing/recording device, and when the spindle moves to the first reproducing/recording device, the first fixture of the spindle is engaged with the center hole of the first storage medium to fix the first storage medium on the spindle, and when the spindle moves to the second reproducing/recording device, the second fixture of the spindle is engaged with the center hole of the second storage medium to fix the second storage medium on the spindle.
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An integrated reproducing/recording apparatus comprising:
- a magnetic reproducing/recording device comprising a magnetic disk and a magnetic pickup head for reproducing signals from the magnetic disk or recording signals on the magnetic disk, said magnetic disk having a center hole defined therethrough;
- an optical reproducing/recording device comprising an optical disk and an optical pickup head for reproducing signals from the optical disk or recording signals on the optical disk, said optical disk having a center hole defined therethrough;
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- a spindle comprising a body and a first and second tables respectively extending from two ends of the body, said the first and second tables respectively having a first and second fixtures defined thereon;
- wherein, the spindle is located between and can be moved between the magnetic and optical reproducing/recording devices, the first and second fixtures can respectively engage with the center hole of the magnetic and optical disks.
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An integrated reproducing/recording apparatus comprising:
- a magnetic reproducing/recording device comprising a magnetic disk and a magnetic pickup head for reproducing signals from the magnetic disk or recording signals on the magnetic disk, said magnetic disk having a center hole defined therethrough;
- an optical reproducing/recording device comprising an optical disk and an optical pickup head for reproducing signals from the optical disk or recording signals on the optical disk, said optical disk having a center hole defined therethough;
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- a spindle comprising a body and a first and second tables respectively extending from two ends of the body;
- a first fixture element;
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- a second fixture element;
- wherein, the spindle is located between and can be moved between the magnetic and optical reproducing/recording devices, the first and second fixture elements can respectively mate with the first and second tables to respectively fix the magnetic and optical disk on the spindle.
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A method of reproducing/recording signals, comprising:
- providing a first reproducing/recording apparatus including a first rotatable disk thereof;
- providing a second reproducing/recording apparatus including a second rotatable disk thereof;
- providing a common spindle;
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- providing moveable means for selectively linking the common spindle and a respective one of the first and second reproducing/recording apparatuses.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.