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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2003
Masatoshi Ito, Iwaki, JP;
Masami Kojima, Iwaki, JP;
Alpine Electronics, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk device includes a stock unit with multiple disk holders. When one of the disk holders is selected, the disk holder is moved so as to allow transport of the selected disk to a rotational driving unit. After the selected disk holder has stopped moving, a guide member and a transporting unit are brought closer together to nip a disk held in the disk holder, thereby restricting the disk. A driving unit is then moved to a driving position overlapping the disk which is held in the disk holder, thereby preventing interference between the disk and driving unit. The disk is then transported to the driving unit. Thus, interference between the disk and the rotational driving unit or other structures due to vibrations of the disk within the stock unit can be prevented.