Patent ID: 6337843
Filing Date: 2002-01-08
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc changer comprising:a disc storage unit; a plurality of trays, each for holding a disc, arranged in a disc arranging direction in the disc storage unit and slidably held in the disc storage unit; an operating member provided to be relatively moved with the plurality of trays in the disc arranging direction; a first driving means for relatively moving the operating member with the plurality of trays; a tray moving member mounted on the operating member wherein the tray moving member moves a selected one of the plurality of trays and an adjacent tray in the disc arranging direction forming a first space and a second space on opposite sides of the selected one of the plurality of trays; and a second driving means for moving a part of a disc player into the second space, wherein the disc arranging direction is a vertical direction, and the plurality of trays are stacked, and wherein the tray moving member is rotatably mounted on the operating member, and has a plurality of cams to be provided for raising the plurality of trays and sequentially forming spaces between the plurality of trays, and further for engaging with the plurality of trays.