Patent ID: 7878565

Claim:
A disc gripping device, comprising: a plurality of gripping portions that are inserted into a center hole of a disc to be gripped, thereby gripping the disc; a plurality of contact portions supporting the gripping portions, respectively, the contact portions each having a contact face for contacting an upper face of the disc; an arm supporting the gripping portions so that the gripping portions are movable in a radial direction of the center hole, wherein the contact portions are attached to the arm; and a moving mechanism that moves the gripping portions in an inserting direction into the center hole of the disc, wherein the arm is supported by the moving mechanism such that the contact portions are movable in a direction opposite to the inserting direction with respect to the moving mechanism, and wherein after the contact face contacts the upper face of the disc when the gripping portions are moved in the inserting direction to be inserted into the center hole of the disc, the contact portions are moved in the direction opposite to the inserting direction with respect to the moving mechanism so that the contact portions are not moved further in the inserting direction.