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Cleaning mode for discs or records

US4519059A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 18, 1983
Grant dateMay 21, 1985
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/505
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc cleaning device is provided in an apparatus for transferring information to or from a disc, which apparatus includes a base, means for rotating the disc, and means for transferring information to or from the disc, the information transferring means held by an arm movably mounted on the base, the disc cleaning device comprising means for cleaning the disc mounted rotatably on the arm, means for operatively associating the disc cleaning means with a surface of the disc when the information transferring means is in an inoperative mode, and means for disassociating the disc cleaning means from the surface of the disc when the information transferring means is in an operative mode.

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