Disc drive apparatus of slot loading type
US6577579B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/0404
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a disc drive apparatus which is suitable for making the apparatus compact, light and thin and make it possible to automatically mount and discharge the disc. The disc drive apparatus has pick-up means and transfer means, and the transfer means has medium driving means, synchronous driving means and positioning means which is brought into contact with an outer peripheral edge of the disc. Accordingly, the disc can be transferred in a direction of a disc surface and can be positioned by the positioning means.
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