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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akihisa Inatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuichi Nagano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanji Mita, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Minami, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruyuki Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Watanabe, Ibaragi, JP;
Akira Katsuyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Ishikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Taiji Noshitani, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369 37 ;
Abstract
A multiple disc changer apparatus has an elastic support mechanism for supporting the recording/reproducing unit on a main body of the apparatus and includes a locking mechanism for controlling the elastic support of the elastic support mechanism when a disc is loaded on the recording/reproducing unit by a chucking mechanism.