Patent ID: 6301205
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A changer-type disk playback device comprising:a plurality of disk support members for supporting a plurality of disks;said disk supporting members are generally parallel to a plane;disk support member transferring means;each said disk supporting member includes a support engagement means for engaging with said disk support member transferring means;said disk support member transferring means translates at least one of said plurality of disk supporting members in a direction by moving at least one of said corresponding support engagement means at an angle to said plane;disk transferring means for transferring a disk between a selected disk supporting member and a disk insertion/removal position;playback means for performing playback of said disk;disk withdrawing means for moving at least one of said disk and said disk supporting member in a parallel direction to said plane to place said disk and said disk supporting member out of contact with each other such that said disk is out of contact with said disk supporting member at least when said disk is in a playback position; andplayback means transferring mechanism for moving said playback means between a recessed position and said playback position, said recessed position being a position in a region formed by the transfer of said disk by said disk transferring means where a turntable of said playback means does not overlap with said disks held in said plurality of disk support members, and said playback position being a position where an axis of rotation of said turntable is within a perimeter of said disks held in said plurality of said disk support members.