Patent ID: 7596059

Claim:
A disc changer for a disc drive unit comprising: a disc accommodation section that accommodates a plurality of discs and is configured to be capable of being lifted up and moved down within the disc drive unit; a disc insertion/discharge mechanism that inserts and discharges a disc at a predetermined position between a disc insertion opening and the disc drive unit; and a disc pushing device having a discharge member that discharges one disc from the disc accommodation section to the predetermined position, wherein the disc pushing device comprises: a rotation axis that is fitted to a casing of the disc changer; a first lever section including a cylindrical body using the rotation axis as its rotation center, and a first lever having a turning radius projected from the cylindrical body; a second lever section including a cylindrical body using the rotation axis as its rotation center, and a second lever having a base connected to the cylindrical body, a portion of the base slidably superimposed on an upper part of the first lever section, and a turning radius, a front end of which is larger than the turning radius of the first lever; and a driving mechanism of the first and the second lever sections, wherein the driving mechanism is configured to rotate the first lever section to insert the first lever into the disc accommodation section, and to rotate the second lever section to insert the second lever into the disc accommodation section, at the time of discharging a disc from the disc accommodation section to push out the disc from the disc accommodation section.