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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Katsuhiko Koshino, Neyagawa, JP;
Masanori Onishi, Hirakata, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 37 ; 369191 ;
Abstract
A disc changer includes a tray support horizontally movable between a disc mounting position and a playing position in a housing; a rotation shaft on the tray support; and a tray rotatable around the rotation shaft and having a plurality of disc carrying areas each for carrying a disc, the disc carrying areas being equally angularly spaced. The tray has a generally polygonal profile, and the tray support has a width which is shorter than the effective diameter of the tray.