Patent ID: 6490232
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compact disc feeder which comprises:a holder for storing a plurality of compact discs; a transfer device comprising a horizontal arm in which a proximal end is connected to a vertical shaft in the housing so that said arm may turn around the vertical shaft and elevate, a distal end of said arm having a holding unit which holds the compact disc, said transfer device further comprising an elevating unit for elevating said arm along the shaft, and a turning unit for turning said arm around the shaft; and a housing which includes said holder and said transfer device, said transfer device being capable of turning and elevating from said holder to a predetermined transfer position of the compact disc, said elevating unit comprising a drive pulley on a lower horizontal plate fixed to a lower end of the vertical shaft, a driven pulley pivotally mounted on a lower surface of an upper horizontal plate fixed to an upper end of the vertical shaft, an endless belt wound between the two pulleys, a pulse motor on the lower horizontal plate, and a transmitting unit for transmitting rotational force of the motor to the drive pulley.