Disc device having disc selecting function

Details Disc device having disc selecting function Disc device having disc selecting function

1998-09-08

2000-10-17

Ometz, David L.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism subsystem

Access of multiple storage elements

369178, G11B 1704, G11B 1708

Patent

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061342130

ABSTRACT:
A disc device of the present invention comprises a disc accommodating unit (I) for accommodating a plurality of discs (D), a transfer mechanism (III) for removing a disc (D) from the disc accommodating unit (I), and a disc driving unit (II) capable of moving between a standby position P1 where it is not overlapped with the discs (D) accommodated in the disc accommodating unit (I) and a driving position P2 where it is overlapped with the discs (D) accommodated in the disc accommodating unit (I), and driving any one of the discs (D) accommodated therein. When the disc driving unit (II) is located at the standby position P1, the transfer mechanism (III) stands by at a position where it is overlapped with the disc driving unit (II), and when the disc driving unit (II) is located at the driving position P2, the transfer mechanism (III) moves to a position where it is not overlapped with the disc driving unit (II) and can transfer any one of the discs (D) accommodated in the disc accommodating unit (I). When a disc (D) is not being transferred from the disc accommodating unit (I), the transfer mechanism (III) stands by at the position where it is overlapped with the disc driving unit (II). In addition, the disc driving unit (II) is disposed so that it can move to the driving position P2 where it is overlapped with the discs (D) accommodated in the disc accommodating unit (I). Accordingly, the space efficiency of the device in a plan direction can be improved, and the size of the device can be reduced as a whole.

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