Changer apparatus for information discs
US6396796B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A changer apparatus for information discs comprises a stacking unit for stacking at least two holder compartments, adapted to hold one information disc each, in at least two stacking positions, the holder compartments being coupled to at least one spindle having a screwthread and the holder compartments being movable in a vertical direction by rotation of the spindles, an upper stacking zone and a lower stacking zone of the stacking unit being provided for stacking the holder compartments, and the changer apparatus having a play position for reading information stored on the information discs and/or writing information on the information discs.According to the invention a loading position has been provided in such a changer apparatus in a central zone of the stacking unit between the upper and the lower stacking zone, into which loading position one of the holder compartments is each time movable by rotation of the spindles, and transport means being provided, which transport are adapted to move the information disc from the holder compartment, which is in the loading position, into the play position and into the eject position in which the information disc can be removed from the …
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