Disk driving apparatus
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Apr 16, 2002
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Aug 9, 2001
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Mar 8, 2001
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Apr 15, 1998
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A disk driving apparatus functions as a changer and employs a slot-in method that calls for inserting or removing a disk through an insertion/removal opening 315,316. Included is a plurality of trays 11 for supporting a removable disk thereon and arranged one above another so as to be capable of moving up and down. A single-tray insertion/removal opening 315 is provided and dedicated to one of the trays 11. A common insertion/removal opening 316 is adapted to be shared by the other trays other than tray 11 located at the top or the bottom. A carrier mechanism is adapted to move any desired tray 11 to a loading position corresponding to the common insertion/removal opening 316. The apparatus also includes loading mechanisms 319,320, each of which serves to carry a disk back and forth between the corresponding insertion/removal opening 315,316 and the targeted tray 11.
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