Patent ID: 6246643
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk changer device comprising:a recording/replay head for performing at least one of recording on and playing back from a disk;a chucking device for chucking the disk to said recording/replay head;a disk holding member transporting plate for extracting disk holding members from a magazine in which a plurality of said disk holding members, each capable of holding a disk by insertion of said disk in a plate surface direction thereof, are stored in a stack so as to be extractable from and replaceable to said magazine, and transporting said disk holding members to a transporting position within the device;a moveable support structure for supporting said recording/replay head, said chucking device, and said disk holding member transporting plate, said moveable support structure allowing said recording/replay head, said chucking device and said disk holding member transporting plate to be moveable in the stacking direction of the disk holding members within said magazine; anda driving block for driving said disk holding member transporting plate and said chucking device to extract said disk holding member, while holding a disk, from said magazine, to chuck the disk held by said disk holding member to said recording/replay head, and to subsequently return said disk holding member, without any disk, to said magazine;wherein said driving block comprises:only one driving source; anda selecting mechanism for alternately and selectively transferring an output of said driving source to said disk holding member transporting plate and to said chucking device.