Patent ID: 6219314
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc changer for bringing disc-shaped information carriers into and out of a position, comprising:a supporting body;a disc-shaped disc support, which is supported by the supporting body, is arranged to be movable relative to the body, is rotatable about an axis of rotation, and has supporting surfaces for the information carriers;a first toothed ring of the disk support which extends around the axis of rotation of the disk support and is rotatively fixed with respect to the disc support to prevent rotation relative to the disc support;a second toothed ring of the support body in mesh with the first toothed ring, rotatively fixed with respect to the supporting body to prevent rotation with respect to the supporting body, and which extends around an axis of the supporting body, which axis of the supporting body extends parallel to and at a distance from the axis of rotation of the disk support; andmeans for rotating and guiding the disc support with respect to the supporting body and including a drive member which is rotatable about the axis of the supporting body and is rotatably connected to the disk support at the location of the axis of rotation.