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Recording/playback apparatus with auto-changer

US4901172A · kind A · utility

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6References
12Claims
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Filing dateMay 9, 1988
Grant dateFeb 13, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/226
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of buckets are fixedly provided on a different rotary body at predetermined angular intervals, and a disc-shaped recording medium is capable of being loaded into each bucket. A recording/playback position is situated at a predetermined angular position with respect to the rotary body, and drive units capable of freely approaching and separating from a bucket from upper and lower sides of the bucket are provided at the recording/playback position.

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