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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2002
Hajime Mizuno, Chiba, JP;
Hajime Mizuno, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A transport apparatus for a disc-shaped recording medium () includes a first transport mechanism () for transporting a first disc (L) and a second disc (S) smaller in diameter than the first disc (L) from a loading position to a reproducing or recording position, and a second transport mechanism () arranged at a position spaced from the second disc (S) transported to the reproducing or recording position. The second transport mechanism transports the first disc-shaped recording medium, transported by the first transport mechanism () to the reproducing or recording position, to a housing position, and performs control over similar transport of the second disc (S).