Abstract: An automatic disc changer apparatus operable for selecting and loading any one of a plurality of data discs onto multiple disc players or other data input/output device is disclosed. The disc changer apparatus includes a disc storage rack that stores the discs in a toroidal arrangement, a disc selecting mechanism for selecting a disc for loading onto the data input/output device, a plurality of disc players, and a plurality of disc handling mechanisms, each associated with a disc player, for transferring a selected disc from the disc storage rack to the disc player.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 31, 1988
Date of Patent:
March 21, 1989
Assignee:
Kubik Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors:
Kenneth C. Miller, Laszlo Sipos, Paul L. Sipos