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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
May. 19, 1995
Masakazu Yamashita, Saitama-ken, JP;
Shigeharu Furusawa, Saitama-ken, JP;
Masao Abe, Saitama-ken, JP;
Tomohiro Mizuno, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hidekatsu Miyasaka, Saitama-ken, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An upper clamping device and a lower clamping device are provided for clamping a double-sided optical disc in cooperation with the upper clamping device. An annular holder is axially movably provided in the upper clamping device. A plurality of spheres are radially movably mounted on the holder. A hub having a slant at a periphery thereof is axially movably provided. When the hub is downwardly moved the slant urges the spheres to engage them with an inside wall of a center hole of the optical disc. Thus, the optical disc is centered.