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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. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
369192 ; 369 771 ;
Abstract
A divisible stocker, capable of housing a plurality of CDs, is arranged in an enclosure of an autochanger apparatus. A rack mounting a PU unit, which is a reproduction head of a CD, is arranged between the stocker and an opening of the enclosure. A transfer device for transferring the CD between the opening and the stocker is also mounted on the rack. The rack is vertically movable.