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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshimitsu Fukushima, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yuji Ikedo, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hiroyuki Watanabe, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Nagata, Saitama-ken, JP;
Atsushi Yamane, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/108 ; G11B 7/085 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 2/108 ; G11B 7/085 ;
Abstract
A disc holder is annularly provided for holding a plurality of discs, and a reproducing device is provided in a central portion of the disc holder for reproducing a desired disc. A carrying device is provided for carrying the desired disc between the disc holder and the reproducing device. The carrying device has a groove for slidably engaging with a peripheral portion of the desired disc, and a pair of inclined surfaces for separating adjacent discs on both sides of the desired disc from the desired disc.