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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2000
Michihiro Sato, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Nobuyuki Sato, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Tetsuya Niino, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Hideyuki Takahashi, Yamagata-ken, JP;
Noritaka Kunimaru, Saitama-ken, JP;
Shigeharu Furusawa, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Shinkai, Saitama-ken, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A main chassis is provided to mount a system for reproducing a large diameter disc and a small diameter disc, a pair of disc carrying rollers is mounted on the main chassis for carrying an inserted disc to the system, and a large diameter disc detector arm is provided to be pivoted by a large diameter disc carried by the disc carrying rollers so that the large diameter disc is clamped. An adapter is detachably mounted on the main chassis. A pair of centering arms are mounted on the adapter for centering a small diameter disc carried by the disc carrying rollers, and a small diameter disc detector arm mounted on the adapter for operating the large diameter disc detector arm for clamping the carried small diameter disc.