Patent ID: 6178152
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A device for playing compact disks, comprising:a housing;a magazine removably mounted in the housing and including a swivel mechanism on a side of the magazine facing away from the playback unit and holding compartments, the holding compartments for holding compact disks; anda playback unit for playing one of the compact disks, the playback unit being swing-mounted in the housing separately from the magazine and being adjustable by an adjusting mechanism, the swivel mechanism enabling at least one of the compact disks held in the holding compartments to swivel away from one of the compact disks positioned on the playback unit forming an unencumbered switch space between the one of the compact disks positioned on the playback unit and the compact disks arranged in the holding compartments of the magazine,the swivel mechanism including a first folding hinge for each of the holding compartments that allows each of the holding compartments to be swiveled, the first folding hinge being secured to the side of the magazine facing away from the playback unit.