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Disc recording/reproducing unit elastically supported on a main body of the apparatus including a lock mechanism for the elastic support device

US5978324A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 1997
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/65
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multiple disc changer apparatus has an elastic support mechanism for supporting the recording/reproducing unit on a main body of the apparatus and includes a locking mechanism for controlling the elastic support of the elastic support mechanism when a disc is loaded on the recording/reproducing unit by a chucking mechanism.

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