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Compact disk selecting mechanism including mechanical and optical detection

US5276668A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 1991
Grant dateJan 4, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/225
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk selecting mechanism is disclosed, in which a slide plate is moved forward and backward by driving a slide link by means of a driving gear and a disk conveying portion is moved according thereto in the up and downward direction by a stepwise cam portion disposed on the slide link so as to set it at an arbitrary position in the up and downward direction, in order to select an arbitrary disk from a magazine.

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