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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2006
Chi Wei Lee, Singapore, SG;
Mum Pew NG, Singapore, SG;
Mok Tiong Tan, Singapore, SG;
Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Singapore, SG;
Masahiko Nakamura, Singapore, SG;
Soon Han Poo, Singapore, SG;
Lay Ghee Tan, Singapore, SG;
Chi Wei Lee, Singapore, SG;
Mum Pew Ng, Singapore, SG;
Mok Tiong Tan, Singapore, SG;
Rico Paolo O. Ramirez, Singapore, SG;
Masahiko Nakamura, Singapore, SG;
Soon Han Poo, Singapore, SG;
Lay Ghee Tan, Singapore, SG;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a disc changer including a plurality of trays which can be moved respectively in a horizontal direction, a tray driving gear unit capable of shuttling the trays between a standby position and a disc exchange position, a gear driving mechanism for driving the tray driving gear unit, a tray triggering unit capable of locking/unlocking the trays in the standby position, pushing all trays to engage with the tray driving gear unit after unlocking the trays, and driving the trays toward the disc exchange position, wherein the tray driving gear unit can be used for checking the discs by driving all trays to protrude outward from the mechanical chassis to the disc exchange position, and can drive the trays individually from the disc exchange position to the standby position from top to bottom, thereby each disc can be checked until its tray is closed.