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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7257825 | Disc changer, method of detecting mode thereof, and method of selecting disc ejection To provide a disc changer capable of working without any malfunctions in spite of a reduced number of switches, it includes a mode-detecting mechanism having means for identifying an operation, cams respectively operated by powers supplied from a first and second mo... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234150 | Method and apparatus for controlling a disk drive When an action for turning off the power of a host computer is performed, the host computer transmits control information to a disk drive to the effect that chucking should be canceled. Accordingly, the disk drive cancels chucking of a disk and transmits information... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6947357 | Changer-type disk device A changer-type disk device includes a disk storage section holding disks arranged in the axial direction of the disks; a drive unit for reproducing and/or recording information from/in a disk selected from the disks in the disk storage section; a drive activating me... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6680895 | Changer device for disc-shaped data carriers with a worm gear having different slopes The invention relates to a device for playing and storing several disc-shaped data carriers to be operated alternately, in particular CDs, CD-ROMs, and DVDs, with a playback unit designed for playing the data carrier and comprising a base plate (5) and a ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6188663 | Recording medium loading device According to the present invention, when a disk package is inserted from an insertion port in X1 direction into a package loading area, an edge portion of a case comes into abutment with a receiving portion of a moving plate and moves from position (a) to... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6188664 | Pivotable restraining means for a disk operating apparatus A stopper is disposed so as to be opposite to trays, the drawing lever is disposed so as to be opposite to a tray, the lifting base is disposed opposite to a tray when a package is loaded to the disk operating apparatus to restrain the trays from projecti... | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6122244 | Recording medium loading device In a recording medium loading device which permits a package containing a recording medium to be loaded removably into the body of the device, the package has a guide groove extending linearly in a direction of insertion into the device body, a lock groov... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6118750 | Recording medium loading device In a recording medium loading device which permits a package containing a recording medium to be loaded removably into the body of the device, the package have a guide groove extending in a direction of insertion into the device body and a lock groove con... | 09/12/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5930223 | Disc changer A disc or tray is prevented from inadvertently springing out of a magazine when the magazine is mounted or an external force is exerted. Provided is a disc changer having a magazine mounting section, a recording and reproducing unit, a slider which select... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5907531 | Read-write, read-only medium automatic interchange apparatus and magazine with tray medium discriminating means Trays for reproduction-only media and trays for recordable and reproducible media are individually fixed in a single magazine and the recordable and reproducible media are protected by making ejection difficult, thereby providing an auto-changer and a mag... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5608714 | Structure for supporting disc stockers in a disc changer with a manually operable release lever A supporting device is provided for supporting disc stockers in a case of a disc changer. Each of the disc stockers stores a plurality of discs. A lock device is mounted on each of side walls of the disc stocker. The lock device comprises a lock lever sli... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5586103 | Disc player with an automatic disc charger including eject locking mechanism and movable chassis holding mechanism A disc player having a chassis supported in an outer housing through resilient members and having a cartridge housing unit therein which stores a disc cartridge housing a stack of discs. The disc player also has a locking and ejecting mechanism in the cha... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5481513 | Disc changing apparatus for disc player including improved translating chassis and eject mechanism for disc magazine A disc changer player comprises a disc loading unit into which there is loaded a disc accommodating magazine in which a plurality of discs are accommodated in a stacked condition, a translating chassis having a disc reproducing operation mechanism mounted... | 01/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5396475 | Disk changer The invention is intended to simplify the mechanism of a disk changer. The disk changer includes a magazine body accommodating a plurality of trays therein, a lock piece for locking the magazine inserted into a changer body, and a tray transferring device... | 03/07/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5280463 | Loading and ejecting device for a disk player A CD player has a magazine containing a plurality of trays, and a single tray. The magazine is provided to be loaded by hand, and the single tray is slidably mounted in the casing between a playback position and an ejected position. A lock device is provi... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5260922 | Disk magazine remover system A disk magazine remover system includes an ejector lever (7) rotatably supported to a chassis (3), a first elastic member (8) arranged between the chassis (3) and the ejector lever (7) for biasing the ejector lever (7) in a magazine ejecting direction, a ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5226025 | Magazine disk player having an improved magazine detecting feature A magazine disk player for accommodating either a plurality of disks or a single disk. The disk player includes a magazine loading section for holding a magazine, disk conveyor for supplying a disk from the magazine to the turn table, and returning the di... | 07/06/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5164929 | Stopper for trays in a magazine of a CD player A CD player has a magazine containing a plurality of trays each of which mounts the CD, a magazine holder for holding the magazine, and a frame for vertically movably supporting the magazine holder. A pair of opposed stopper plates are provided on the fra... | 11/17/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5034936 | Multi-disk disk player having minimally-sized magazine drive motor Compensating arrangements compensate for variations in load which a disk magazine places on a drive motor. In a first arrangement, a cam slot of a predetermined spiral configuration receives driving force from a drive motor and translates the same to: an ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5022020 | Multiple play compact disk player A multi-play compact disk player having a magazine holding a plurality of discrete programmed compact disks. The magazine remains stationary and a housing in the player is rotated with an arm movable to pick up a preselected one of the disks and move the ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5014258 | Disc player having means for preventing disc magazine from being inserted upsidedown A multi-disc player having means for preventing a disc magazine from being inserted upsidedown. The disc player includes a magazine holder, means for taking a disc tray out of a magazine accommodated in the holder, a turntable, a disc clamper and playback... | 05/07/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4701900 | Disc players fitted for automatic change of discs A disc player fitted for automatic change of discs comprises a disc pack receiving table for receiving and holding a disc pack containing a plurality of discs, a disc rotating device for rotating a disc taken out from the disc pack and loaded thereon, and... | 10/20/1987 |
