Patent ID: 6636462
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compact disk duplication system comprising one or more compact disk drives having an extendible tray for copying data onto compact disks, anda disk transport unit having an XYZ transport mechanism the transport unit having a housing, a user control panel and an access to the transport mechanism for loading and unloading stacks of compact disks, the XYZ transport mechanism including: a deck having a plurality of disk storage stations; a support frame on the deck; a carriage way mounted to the support frame and deck; a carriage engageable with the carriage way, the carriage being displaceable side to side on the carriage way relative to the deck; an elevator device mounted on the carriage and displaceable with the carriage, the elevator device having a vertical guide structure mounted to the carriage and an elevator cage, the elevator cage being displaceable up and down on the vertical guide relative to the deck; a tram device mounted on the elevator cage and displaceable with the elevator cage, the elevator device having a tram way mounted to the elevator cage and a tram having a disk pickup mechanism, the tram being displaceable fore and aft relative to the deck; and, controlled drive mechanisms operably connected to the carriage, the elevator device and the tram device wherein, on operation of the controlled drive mechanisms, the disk pickup mechanism is selectively positioned over one of the disk storage stations and disk drive tray when extended.