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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7342747 | Recording disk cartridge A recording disk cartridge includes a plurality of flexible recording disk media integrally rotatably housed within a cartridge case including: a lower plate for configuring a lower wall; at least one inner plate partitioning the recording disk media; and an upper p... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7305682 | Sensor mechanism for detecting tray in/out motion The present invention relates to a sensor mechanism of an optical disc device for detecting tray in/out motion, which comprises a swing bar having a actuating bar, a spinning center and a protrusion portion; a gear for driving the protrusion portion to rotate the sw... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292405 | Data cartridge holder operable with a data cartridge library system Disclosed is a data cartridge library system capable of using a data cartridge holder. The data cartridge holder comprises a bottom and side walls wherein the side walls are attached to the bottom wall at one end and form a terminal edge at another. The terminal edg... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287260 | Compact disc reader and method An apparatus for reading an optical disc. The apparatus includes a housing and a spindle positioned to rotatably support the optical disc adjacent to the exterior of the housing. A light emitting scan head is aligned to read the optical disc as it rotates. A protect... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283431 | Charger for optical recording media The present invention relates to an elevator type changer for optical recording media including a moveable drawer supporting a number of trays arranged one above the other, each tray capable of holding an optical recording medium, which allows access to all trays at... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272839 | Storage medium library and storage medium magazine A storage medium library retains polygonal data storage plates. The library includes a box for accommodating the plates, a drive unit for recording or retrieving data with respect to each storage plate, and a plate changer for transferring the storage plates between... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7031231 | Disk holder pop-out preventing device A disk holder springing-out prevention device is constituted by utilizing an existing loading block LB. A disk holder 3 is restricted to an accommodated position within a magazine M by means of a stopper 1a provided on a holder guide rail 1 | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007141 | Archival data storage system and method A disk-based archival storage system including a storage unit configured to store archival data, the storage unit including at least one spindle of disks configured to magnetically store archival data, an interconnect; and a control unit configured to process reques... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6904605 | Scanning device for magazine-type storage medium and method therefore A scanning device for magazine-type storage media, especially magazine player for optical disks, and a method to drive such player, the player being provided to cooperate with a magazine-type container having extremely dense packaging of storage media, where the sto... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6600703 | Magazine for a plurality of removable hard disk drives A magazine for a plurality of removable disk drives. The magazine provides physical and electrical support for the disk drives, and includes a magazine backplane for electrically connecting to the disk drives, and a module connector for electrically conne... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6490232 | Compact disc feeder A housing includes upper and lower holders in which a number of compact discs are stored. An arm is provided so that the proximal end may turn around a vertical shaft in the housing, and the distal end of the arm holds one of the compact discs in the uppe... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6341119 | Disk storage magazine and recording/reproducing apparatus A disk storage magazine in which the number of stored disks per unit volume can be increased. A pair of disk holding members (4), which are bent into a bellows shape by the number of stored disks, are arranged substantially in parallel with a direction in... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6178152 | Device for playing compact disks A device for playing compact disks, particularly for motor vehicles, including a magazine for a plurality of compact disks that is arranged in and is removable from a housing, and a playback unit for playing a compact disk from the magazine, the playback ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6154423 | Recording medium identifying device A recording medium identifying device has a medium detecting section including a detecting arm which contacts from outside the outside surface of a package containing recording media inside, the package can freely be inserted into, and taken out of, an de... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6014353 | Disk magazine loading/ejecting apparatus of disk player A magazine loading and ejecting apparatus of a disk player for loading and ejecting a magazine accommodating a plurality of disks in and out of a disk player main body, including: a stopper having a locking protrusion and being installed in the disk playe... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6009069 | Disk package capable of loading a disk package containing multiple disks of different types and locking mechanism dependent on individual disk type A plurality of trays (T) are set in a disk package (P) loaded into a disk device, and different types of disks are rested on the trays (T). A first lock mechanism (L1) for locking all of the disks is provided in the package (P) such that this lock mechani... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6009068 | Compact disc changer An apparatus for selectively inserting and removing compact discs into and out of a disc drive tray. A removable cartridge which holds multiple compact discs provides environmentally safe storage for the discs.... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5959949 | Disk package for storage of multiple disks of different types and locking mechanism dependent on individual disk type A plurality of trays are arranged in a disk package disposed in a disk device, and disks of different types are placed on the trays, respectively. A first lock mechanism for locking all the trays is arranged in the package, and a locking operation of this... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959950 | Disk drive capable of loading a disk package containing multiple disks of different types and locking mechanism dependent on individual disk type Unlike conventional disk drives, a disk drive of the invention is capable of loading a plurality of different types of disks at the same time, and has the capability of protecting a disk sensitive to contamination, such as a RAM disk, from contamination. ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5854782 | Multi-disk player A multi-disk player has a magazine 1 having a plurality of trays 12 stacked in a case 13 one above the other on each of which a disk 11 is to be respectively mounted, a magazine containing portion 2 where the magazine 1 is inserted and pulled out, a recor... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5729524 | Optical disc changer assembly An optical disc changer having an optical disc player and a magazine for holding discs is provided. A disc transporter for transporting discs has a carrier to carry a particular disc from the magazine to the disc player for play, and return the disc to it... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5581540 | Single disk write protection system for multiple-disk cartridge A write protection system for machine-readable data storage disks, such as optical disks, of a single or multiple disk cartridge, where write protection of any disk can be individually enabled or disabled while the cartridge is inserted into a disk drive.... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5537371 | Disk play-back device with removable disk magazines A disk play-back device includes a housing having an upper and a lower wall each having a respective opening. At least one exchangeable disk magazine is provided that contains superposed disk holders and that is insertable into the housing between the upp... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5434833 | Apparatus for automatically ejecting magazine in compact disc player In an apparatus for automatically ejecting the magazine in a compact disc player, a magazine loading a plurality of compact discs can be quickly ejected regardless of where the magazine is located during the play operation. The compact disc player include... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5297126 | Compact disk player with a mechanism for ejecting a selected disk A disk player with a disk select function comprises a playback unit consisted of a rotation mechanism for rotating a disk, a clamper for placing the disk on the rotation mechanism, and a pickup positioned to face the disk; a magazine having an opening pos... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5265078 | Disk magazine and disk loading device A disk magazine (1) for containing a plurality of disks (8) includes a detachable lid (4) for covering its disk outlet (2), enabling to take out the disks, a plurality of disk-pushing means (6) for pushing out the disks (8) one by one through the outlet (... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5200938 | Disk magazine and disk loading device A disk magazine (1) for containing a plurality of disks (8) includes a detachable lid (4) for covering its disk outlet (2), openable to take out the disks, a plurality of disk-pushers (6) for pushing out the disks (8) one by one through the outlet (2). Th... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5159585 | Multi-disk player system incorporating disk search and disk selection functions A multi-disk player system including a housing, a playing mechanism provided within the housing, a magazine that is capable of accommodating a plurality of disks in an orderly manner and which is provided detachably with respect to the housing, a magazine... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5138591 | Multidisk containing magazine having separable trays A multidisk containing magazine according to the present invention comprises: a housing including an upper half portion and a lower half portion, both portions being separable from each other, and a plurality of plate-like trays being arrayed within the h... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5136563 | Magazine holder in a CD player A CD player has a magazine containing a plurality of trays each of which mounts a CD, and a magazine holder. The magazine holder has an inlet for inserting the magazine. An upper and a lower edges of the inlet has an upwardly inclined guide portion and a ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5099466 | Multidisk containing player including magazine having a housing with separable upper and lower half portions A multidisk containing player comprises: a playing device including a turntable, a pickup, and a disk clamp mechanism, the playing device being provided within a player housing, a magazine accommodating a plurality of disks and being removably mounted on ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5093818 | Disk cartridge for disk player with integrated disk changer A disk cartridge for use with a disk changer wherein various internal members can be assembled by a minimal number of screws or like fasteners, and with a minimal size and thickness, and a disk player with an integrated disk changer wherein an end of a di... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5058100 | Disc magazine A disc magazine has plural partition plates (3) piled up in the opening (2) of the magazine case (1) Making plural slots (90), and plural disc carrier (10) to be slid toward the opening (2), and plural elastic stoppers (13) for guiding standard or larger ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5046059 | Multiple disc player with mechanism for changing of discs A multiple-disc player includes a player housing in which a disc holder housing discs held on respective plate-like trays is loaded. Desired discs are selected and transferred successively from the disc holder onto the disc carrying surface of a turntable... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4998618 | Storage case for optical discs Storage case for a plurality of record carrier discs, in particular CD-singles, includes a housing (1) with a plurality of superposed plate-shaped tray bodies (3). The tray bodies each have a supporting surface (5) for supporting one of the discs, and for... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4926406 | Disk player A multidisk player comprising a housing, a playback mechanism, a magazine capable of containing a plurality of disks arranged in order, the magazine being detachably fitted in a predetermined magazine loader within the housing, a single adapter detachably... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4899326 | Magazine-housed disk player A magazine-housed disk reproducing apparatus is disclosed which enables the user to easily determine the contents of the various disks contained in the magazine. The names of tunes and the like provided on the various available disks are stored in a memor... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4864551 | Multi-disk player system A disk player is disclosed which includes a player housing, a turntable installed in the player housing, a disk holder for holding disks and for being inserted and installed in installation mechanism within the player housing, and disk-unloading/conveying... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4811319 | Multi-disk player system A multi-disk player system comprising a housing, a playing mechanism provided within the housing, a magazine that is capable of accommodating a plurality of disks in an orderly manner and which is provided detachably with respect to the housing, a magazin... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4800554 | Disk magazine A disk magazine for use with an audio and a video instrument of the type using disks and accommodating a stack of disks therein includes generally rectangular trays each of which is bodily removable from a casing of the magazine through an opening, which ... | 01/24/1989 |
