Patent ID: 7363639

Claim:
An integrated reproducing/recording apparatus comprises: a first reproducing/recording device comprising a first storage medium and a first pickup head for reproducing signals from the first storage medium or recording signals on the first storage medium, said first storage medium having a center hole defined therethrough; a second reproducing/recording device comprising a second storage medium and a second pickup head for reproducing signals from the second storage medium or recording signals on the second storage medium, said second storage medium having a center hole defined therethrough; and a spindle located between the first and second reproducing/recording devices and having a first and second fixtures located at two ends thereof, wherein, the spindle moves between the first and second reproducing/recording devices and respectively engages with either the first or the second reproducing/recording device, and when the spindle moves to the first reproducing/recording device, the first fixture of the spindle is engaged with the center hole of the first storage medium to fix the first storage medium on the spindle, and when the spindle moves to the second reproducing/recording device, the second fixture of the spindle is engaged with the center hole of the second storage medium to fix the second storage medium on the spindle.