Patent ID: 6304525
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc turn-over mechanism comprising at least two pairs of first and second pallets, and a turning-over means for turning-over said first and second pallets, wherein said first pallet on which a disc is placed and said second pallet on which no disc is placed are stacked one on the other, and said disc is transferred onto the second pallet by turning-over the first and second pallets by said turning-over means, the disc turn-over mechanism further comprising a rotating frame rotatably supported by a stationary portion and containing said first and second pallets, a first driving mechanism secured to said stationary portion and turning-over said rotating frame by 180 degrees from a substantially horizontal position to another substantially horizontal position, claw members for grasping said first and second pallets, and a second driving mechanism provided on said rotating frame and driving said claw members forward and backward.