Patent ID: 7840971
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk alignment mechanism for aligning a desired disk when the desired disk is transferred between a disk holder capable of housing a plurality of disks and a drive unit for playing back the desired disk and when the desired disk is ejected from the disk holder, comprising: disk grasping means for grasping only the desired disk by separating the desired disk from the disk holder in a space that is produced by dividing the disk holder, wherein the disk grasping means comprises a disk stopper mechanism that grasps the outer edge of the desired disk and a disk feed mechanism that feeds the desired disk in and out of the disk holder, wherein the disk feed mechanism is configured to be capable of moving in a direction to contact with and to separate from the disk in order to contact the disk following an operation to grasp the desired disk by the disk stopper mechanism.