Multiple disc cartridge recorder/player having toroidally arrang

Details Multiple disc cartridge recorder/player having toroidally arrang Multiple disc cartridge recorder/player having toroidally arrang

1995-01-27

1997-06-17

Wolff, John H.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

360 9806, 360 9907, 369 36, G11B 1708

Patent

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056402880

ABSTRACT:
A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of toroidally arranged housing sections housing a plurality of disc cartridges in a stacked condition. Each housing section has apertures on its opposite lateral sides for taking out or housing the disc cartridges in the fore-and-aft direction parallel to the stacking direction of the disc cartridges. A lift mechanism supports and lifts the recording/reproducing units in the stacking direction of each of the recording/reproducing units. A transfer mechanism lifted by the lift mechanism along with the recording/reproducing units is adapted for taking out or housing the disc cartridges housed within the housing section via one of the apertures of one of the housing sections facing each recording/reproducing unit. A turntable carrying the toroidally arranged housing units is adapted for selectively facing one of the plural housing sections to each of the recording/reproducing units. A rotating driving mechanism rotationally drives the turntable about the center of the housing section. The turntable rotates to face one of the housing sections to one of the recording/reproducing units, and to face a selected one of the disc cartridges housed in a stacked condition in the housing section to the disc transfer mechanism. The selected disc cartridge is taken out by the transfer mechanism and loading on the recording/reproducing unit.

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