Patent ID: 7810109
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for picking up a disc having a central opening defined by an interior surface, the apparatus comprising a picker head, a guide on a lower portion of the picker head having a periphery of size to fit within the central opening of a disc, and a finger that is mounted on the guide and movable from a first position within the periphery of the guide to a second position with a portion of the finger extending outwardly from the periphery of the guide, a biasing load for loading the finger toward the second position, and an actuator to move the finger portion to its first position and releasable in response to a signal whereby the biasing load urges the finger toward the second position and against an interior surface of an opening in a disc in which the guide is placed to cause the interior surface to engage another portion of the guide for retaining the disc in position on the picker head.