Patent ID: 6650603
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc player which is capable of containing a plurality of discs and playing back a disc selected from said plurality of discs, comprising:a disc holding/separating mechanism which holds said plurality of discs concentrically and which separates said selected disc from the remaining discs; a turntable; a pickup which reads out data recorded on said selected disc which is placed on said turntable; a playback base which supports said turntable and which moves toward and away from said disc holding/separating mechanism; a clamper which secures said selected disc to said turntable; a clamper arm which supports said clamper and which moves toward and away from said disc holding/separating mechanism; a translating mechanism which supports said playback base and said damper arm and which moves toward and away from said disc holding/separating mechanism; and a control mechanism which controls motions of said playback base, said damper arm and said translating mechanism in such a way that, when said selected disc is put on said turntable by said disc holding/separating mechanism, said turntable is placed at a first position, which is located on a central axis of said plurality of discs held by said disc holding/separating mechanism, and when said pickup reads out data from said selected disc, said turntable is placed at a second position, which is located at a predetermined distance from said first position.