Disk player with internal conveyor for exchanging stored disks
US5329516A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2587
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk player which is capable of attaining a higher speed in its start-up for sound reproduction, in which at the time of the reproduction of a disk, the pickup moves to the starting position of the reproduced side for the disk to be reproduced after the specified side of the disk is determined when the disk number, the disk size, and the music piece number are specified. Even in case the side B of a disk has been specified, the present invention makes it possible for a disk player promptly to perform the start-up operation of each disk. Even in case any of CDs and LDs different in type is stored, the present invention enables a disk player promptly to perform the start-up operation for such a disk.
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