Disk driving apparatus
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May 1, 2001
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Apr 14, 1999
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Apr 15, 1998
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A disk driving apparatus which functions as a disk changer and employs a slot-in method that calls for inserting or removing a disk CD through a disk insertion/removal opening 315,316. The disk driving apparatus has reduced dimensions and is more convenient to insert or remove disks into or from the apparatus. Included is a plurality of trays 11 which are adapted to support a removable disk CD thereon and are arranged one above another in such a manner as to be capable of moving up and down. A single-tray disk insertion/removal opening 315 is provided and dedicated to one of the trays 11, i.e. the uppermost tray or the bottommost tray. A common disk insertion/removal opening 316 is provided and adapted to be shared by all the other trays than said tray 11 located at the top or the bottom. A carrier mechanism is provided and adapted to move any desired tray 11 to a loading position that corresponds to the common disk insertion/removal opening 316. The apparatus also includes loading mechanisms 319,320, each of which serves to carry a disk CD back and forth between the corresponding disk insertion/removal opening 315,316 and the tray 11 that is targeted for said disk.
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