Patent · US Expired

Disk apparatus and disk magazine

US6262952A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 5, 1999
Grant dateJul 17, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/30
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magazine casing is composed of a magazine upper section and a magazine lower section. A chassis unit includes a magazine shift unit for lifting the magazine upper section, a vertical-tracking unit for selecting a desired disk, a swing unit transferred into a space between the divided magazine upper section and the magazine lower section, and a drive unit provided on the swing unit for playing back the selected disk. A vertical guide hole is formed in the magazine upper section. The chassis unit is provided with a vertical guide shaft that is inserted into the guide hole when lifting the magazine upper section.

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