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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1997
Clarion Co., Ltd., Saitama-ken, JP;
Abstract
A disk changer device is provided which is capable of maintaining continuity of control, small, and simple, by means of perpetually maintaining a 1-to-1 correspondence relation between the direction of rotation of the driving source and the direction of operation of the disk holding member. A loading unit,comprises a transporting plate,for transporting disk holding members,, a chucking plate,for driving a drive plate,and clamp arm,, a driving block,, and so forth. The driving block,is provided with a loading pinion,which rotates according to the output of a loading motor,. While the transporting plate,makes one reciprocal movement to perform extracting returning operation of the disk holding member,by certain rotation control of the loading pinion,, via the rack,, the loading gear,is rotated 180° and the chucking plate,is driven on the going path or the returning path to perform chucking operation or chucking disengagement operation.