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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1999
Ulrich Pitz, Ockenheim, DE;
Martin Görner, Waldalgesheim, DE;
Horst Schellong, Mainz, DE;
Börge Heidersberger, Bingen, DE;
Wolfgang Theil, Waldlaubersheim, DE;
NSM Aktiengesellschaft, Bingen, DE;
Abstract
The invention concerns a disk-changing unit comprising a tower housing (,) in which is fitted at least one interchangeable disk magazine (,), at least one disk drive (,), if necessary a disk-loading/ejecting drawer (,), a transporting device (,) for moving a disk between the disk magazine (,), the disk drive (,) and if necessary the disk-loading/ejecting drawer (,), an operating device (,) and a computer-controlled control unit (,). To be able to assemble the disk-changing unit individually with the disk magazine (,), the disk drive (,) and if necessary the disk-loading/ejecting drawer (,), the disk magazine (,), the disk drive (,) and the disk-loading/ejecting drawer (,) have the same external dimensions and are modulatively fitted next to each other by being pushed in or pulled out of corresponding recesses (,) and can thus be interchanged, replaced an/or added to.