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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 36 ; 369178 ; 360 92 ;
Abstract
A cartridge auto-changer includes a main unit (12) within which a vertical array of shelves (4a) and disc drives (6a) are arranged, and a carrier (2) positioned behind the shelves and disc drives and moved in a vertical direction. An extension unit (22) includes a vertical array of shelves (4b), and disc drives (6b). The extension unit is removably attached to the back of the main unit through an attachment mechanism (23). This arrangement allows for mounting of additional shelves and disc drives, as may be needed.