| US 7,565,666 B2 | ||
| Disk autochanger | ||
| Fumihiko Fujimoto, Kobe (Japan); Koichi Ogawa, Kobe (Japan); Yasutaka Yamanaka, Kobe (Japan); and Kenichi Hatata, Kobe (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-shi (Japan); and Muramoto Industry Co., Ltd., Kobe-shi (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/589,834 PCT Filed May 18, 2005, PCT No. PCT/JP2005/009502 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Aug. 17, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2005/112027, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 24, 2005. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2004-149359 (JP), filed on May 19, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0155577 A1, Jun. 26, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G11B 17/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 720—623 | 11 Claims |
| 1. A disc autochanger comprising:
a plurality of disc holding members configured to hold a plurality of discs;
a splitting member configured to be inserted between two adjacent disc holding members for splitting said adjacent disc holding
members; and
an elevator mechanism configured to raise or lower said plurality of disc holding members to an insertion position for insertion
of said splitting member therebetween and to lower a first portion of said disc holding members positioned below said insertion
position to enable insertion of a playback part while not moving a second portion of said disc holding members positioned
above said insertion position.
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