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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Kenichiro Arai, Shiojiri, JP;
Inventor:
Kenichiro Arai, Shiojiri, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A disc picking device having an engaging member for engaging a disc includes: a contact portion having a contact face for contacting an upper face of the disc; an arm which movably supports the engaging member and has the contact portion; and a moving mechanism moving the arm in a contacting direction for contacting the upper face of the disc, wherein the moving mechanism supports the arm such that the contact portion can be moved in a direction opposite to the contacting direction.