Disk changer

Details Disk changer Disk changer

1997-01-31

1999-03-02

Cao, Allen T.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism subsystem

Access of multiple storage elements

G11B 1704

Patent

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058780165

ABSTRACT:
A disk changer includes a plurality of carriages having a disk on each carriage, a tray accommodating the plurality of carriages, the tray being reciprocated between a disk take-out position and a disk accommodating position, a recording and reproducing unit for driving a disk at a disk driving position for recording data thereon and reproducing data therefrom, a disk setting mechanism for displacing the disk when the disk is at a driving position from a disk loading level to a disk non-loading level and vice versa, a carriage lifting mechanism for vertically moving the carriage, which is at the disk accommodating position, between the lowermost level thereof and a level above the lowermost level, and for vertically moving the carriage between the non-loading level and a level above the non-loading level, and a carriage moving mechanism for moving the carriage to a space formed at one of the disk accommodating position and the disk driving position in association with an operation of the carriage lifting mechanism.

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