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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1999
Toshiyuki Onishi, Kyoto, JP;
Kyoto Seisakusho Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning a case to be loaded with an optical disk, includes a pair of slide plates slidable in opposite, horizontal directions for moving a pair of positioning members (,A,,B) rotatably connected to the ends of the slide plates. The positioning members are moved between a withdrawn rest position in which toe faces (,) of the positioning members (,A,,B) do not contact the case, and a locating position wherein the toe faces contact an outer circumference of a ridge of the case to precisely locate the case. The positioning members (,A,,B) are driven between the withdrawn position and the locating position by a cam drive including a cam and a cam follower cooperating with each positioning member. The cam follower moves along the inclined surface of the cam provided at the case locating station.