Patent ID: 6392981
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk system comprising:a plurality of stockers for containing disks in such a manner as to substantially align rotational axial lines of the disks to each other; a stocker mover for moving said stockers to specific positions; and a disk driver for rotating a desired disk selected from the disks contained in said stockers; wherein said stocker mover moves a desired stocker containing said desired disk to locate the desired disk at a disk communication position to enable rotation by said disk driver, said stocker mover moving remaining stockers to provide a gap between the disks contained by the stockers adjacent the desired stocker, said gap being sufficient to allow at least a portion of said disk driver to be located therebetween; a disk driver shifter, shifting said disk driver relative to said stockers so that the axis of rotation of said desired disk driven by said disk driver is parallel to and spaced apart from the rotational axial lines and within the periphery of the remaining disks contained in said stockers.