Disc changer, and associated player cooperating with the disc ch

Details Disc changer, and associated player cooperating with the disc ch Disc changer, and associated player cooperating with the disc ch

1989-04-03

1991-09-17

Ro, Bentsu

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Information location or remote operator actuated control

Selective addressing of storage medium

369 38, 369194, 369258, G11B 548, G11B 708

Patent

active

050501470

ABSTRACT:
A disc changer comprises a frame (1), a cassette holder (3) having a positioning surface (11) for a cassette comprising with a plurality of supports for a disc, in particular an optical disc, means (75, 87) for moving said supports out of and into the cassette, and retaining means (103, 117) for retaining a disc which has been moved out of the cassette. The disc changer comprises a motor driven cassette lift to produce a rectilinear axial movement of the cassette holder relative to the frame in a direction transverse to the positioning surface of the cassette holder to transfer the discs in the cassette to a predetermined plane. The cassette lift comprises a lift element (21) which is rotatably connected to the cassette holder and which is coupled to drive means (41), which lift element has an axis of rotation (31) extending transversely of said positioning surface. The lift element comprises at least one inclined guide surface (23) for cooperation with at least one guide element of the frame, to realize said movement of the cassette holder when the lift element is rotated. The disc changer may form part of a disc player, in particular an optical-disc player.

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