Patent ID: 6185164
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk reproducing apparatus comprising:an insertion slot which comprises a disk insertion plane through which a disk can be inserted;a disk holding means for holding a plurality of disks inserted through said insertion slot by arranging said disks in a direction perpendicular to main surfaces thereof, said disk holding means being movable in a direction of arrangement of said disks;a disk transporting means for transporting a disk inserted through said insertion slot to said disk holding means; anda disk reproducing means for reproducing a disk to be reproduced, said disk reproducing means having first and second ends, said first and second ends being opposite each other in said direction of arrangement of said disks, said disk reproducing means being movable in said direction of arrangement of said disks, and reproducing said disk to be reproduced at a position at which said first end of said reproducing means faces said disk to be reproduced,wherein, when a disk is to be inserted, said disk reproducing means is placed at a position where a distance between said second end and said disk insertion plane in said direction of arrangement of said disks is shorter than a distance between said second end and said disk insertion plane at a time of reproduction of said disk.