Patent ID: 6134213
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc device, comprising:a disc accommodating unit for accommodating a plurality of discs;a transfer mechanism for withdrawing a disc from said disc accommodating unit; anda disc driving unit capable of moving between a standby position where it is not overlapped with the discs accommodated in said disc accommodating unit and a driving position where it is overlapped with the discs accommodated in said disc accommodating unit for driving any one of the discs accommodated therein for reading or writing,wherein when said disc driving unit is located at the standby position, said transfer mechanism stands by at a position where it is overlapped with said disc driving unit, and when said disc driving unit is located at the driving position, said transfer mechanism moves to a position where it is not overlapped with said disc driving unit and can transfer any one of the discs accommodated in said disc accommodating unit to the disc driving unit located at the driving position for driving the disc.