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Disc apparatus

US6697321B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 11, 2001
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/0282
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc apparatus includes a turntable having surface on which a disc is to be placed and being rotatable around a rotation axis; a disc holding mechanism which can be in a first state of holding the disc on the turntable so as to be rotatable around the rotation axis and a second state which is different from the first state; a first contact member; and a moving mechanism for relatively moving the first contact member and the turntable with respect to each other.

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