Apparatus for recording and/or reproducing disc-shaped recording medium including switching mechanism for selectively supplying driving force
US6584063B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/223
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a medium includes an elevating mechanism elevating a housing unit in which members are stacked and stored. A carrying mechanism carries at least one of the members between a position where the member is housed in the housing unit and a position where a medium on the member is loaded to a recording and/or reproducing unit. A driving source drives both the carrying mechanism and the elevating mechanism. A switching mechanism selectively supplies a driving force from the driving source to the carrying and elevating mechanisms. A rack part is formed in the member. The carrying mechanism includes a feed gear and an arm. The feed gear comes into engagement with the rack part and is rotatably attached to the arm. The switching mechanism swings the arm so that the feed gear is disengaged from the rack part when the elevating mechanism is driven.
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