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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1990
Atsushi Kurosawa, Saitama, JP;
Toshiyuki Kimoto, Saitama, JP;
Sei Onishi, Saitama, JP;
Kiyohito Kajihara, Saitama, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk playback device includes a magazine for several disks and trays for supporting the disks, a magazine housing for the magazine, a disk playback section for playing back data recorded on a disk and a tray transport section for transporting a tray, supporting a selected disk, between the magazine and the playback section. In one embodiment, the playback device includes a disk guide for securely placing a played back disk onto its associated tray. In another embodiment, the playback device includes a disk guide for guiding disks of various diameters. In another embodiment, the playback device includes an optical detecting element for detecting whether a tray contains a disk. In another embodiment, the playback device includes a switch for detecting whether a magazine has been inserted and locked in the magazine housing. In another embodiment, the playback device includes a guide mechanism for securely guiding a disk clamper to a selected disk for playback.