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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7336570 | Apparatus and method for adjusting the tilt angle of an optical pickup device A disk drive apparatus for recording (writing) and/or reproducing (reading) information on an optical disk by rotating the optical disk, and adjusting the tilt angle of an optical pickup device with respect to the optical disk. A spindle chassis rotationally support... | 02/26/2008 |
| 6968558 | Apparatus for loading tray of optical disc drive and optical disc drive using the same A tray loading apparatus of an optical disc drive is provided. The tray loading apparatus includes a main frame, first rails that are installed in the main frame to guide a first tray on which a cartridge accommodating a disc is mounted so that the first tray slides... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6111847 | Picker device and method for handling planar objects having an aperture therein A picker device for engaging the topmost one of a stacked plurality of media having center apertures formed therein includes a resilient spring slidably supported within a support base at its upper edges. A spreader mechanism is supported between the resi... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6084832 | Automatic disc changer for a disc reproducing device An automatic disc changer having a disc player, a disc holder for storing a plurality of discs, and a disc loading device for carrying a disc from the disc holder and for loading the disc on the disc player, wherein the disc loading device has a first arm... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5687145 | Disc loading apparatus for disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus having arrangement which lowers disc onto disc setting surface as it is extracted from array A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus for selectively taking and loading plural discs housed within a housing section on a recording/reproducing section for information recording and/or reproduction is to be reduced in size. The recording and/or r... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5414679 | Disc player having a transporting device for moving a disc and disc holder A disc player has a playback unit that includes a turntable having a driveshaft. At least one disc storage magazine having a plurality of storage compartments and a plurality of superposed disc holders stored therein is provided. Each disc holder accommod... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5247500 | Elevating and lowering system in a multi-disk player The invention relates to a multi-disk player which can store a plurality of disks and can choose any of the stored disks for consecutive play. An elevating and lowering rack (44) provided at one end of a loading base (12) is driven by a worm gear (43) to ... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5063553 | Cartridge guiding device for disk player A cartridge guiding device for a disk player which is easy to operate as an audio device for the domestic use. The cartridge guiding device includes a drawing in member provided in a mounting section of the disk player such that it is driven by a driving ... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5038331 | Multi-disk player A multi-disk player having a magazine for accommodating plural disks and a playback means. The playback means moves along an axis parallel to the axis of alignment of the disk in the magazine to a position adjacent a selected disk. The selected disk is ex... | 08/06/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4841499 | Multi-disc player A carriage supporting apparatus in a disc player is disclosed which comprises a carriage plate; a holder for supporting the carriage plate; a first damper portion provided at one of the carriage plate and the holder, the first damper portion having an ann... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4811318 | Disk player with magazine 1. Disk player with a magazine 2.1. A known compact-disk player with a magazine consisting of several superimposed compartments for accommodating compact disks has a system of levers and a pulley driven by an electric motor in each compartment for removin... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4796244 | Disc player A disc player comprising a lift chassis 5 liftably supported on a main chassis 1 and having a signal reproduction unit 31 mounted thereon, and a drive slide 9 supported by the main chassis 1 and movable in a direction intersecting the direction of movemen... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4614474 | Device for exchanging disks A device for exchanging disks is provided with a pair of opposing disk containers each containing a large number of disk caddies each having side grooves and an upper surface having a recess adapted for containing a disk, a unit for extracting disks inter... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4607354 | Automatic disc loading and exchanging apparatus An automatic disc loading and exchanging apparatus of a disc reproducing system including a disc drive unit, comprising a disc storage unit for storing a plurality of discs in conjunction with the disc drive means in a manner that the discs are arranged i... | 08/19/1986 |
