Abstract: A disc device according to the present disclosure is a disc device for supplying a disc to each of a plurality of disc drives, and includes a carrier for retaining a plurality of discs in a stacked state, for separating one disc from the retained plurality of discs above a tray that is ejected from an arbitrary disc drive, and for placing the separated one disc on the tray.

Abstract: A disc device according to the present disclosure is a disc device for supplying a disc to each of a plurality of disc drives, and includes a carrier for retaining a plurality of discs in a stacked state, for separating one disc from the retained plurality of discs above a tray that is ejected from an arbitrary disc drive, and for placing the separated one disc on the tray.

Abstract: A disc device includes a plurality of magazines, each having a tray that stores a plurality of discs, a plurality of disc drives that performs recording or reproducing of information on or from the plurality of discs, a picker that draws out the tray from one of the plurality of magazines and that conveys the tray to a position near the plurality of disc drives, and a disc separating and supplying device that, at the position near the plurality of disc drives, holds the plurality of discs stored in the tray, separates at least one of the plurality of discs stored in the tray from a remainder of the plurality of the discs stored in the tray, and supplies the at least one of the plurality of discs stored in the tray to at least one of the plurality of disc drives.

Abstract: A disc device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of magazines each having a tray that stores a plurality of discs, a plurality of disc drives that performs recording or reproducing of information on or from a disc, respectively, a picker that draws out the magazine tray from one magazine selected from the plurality of magazines and that conveys the magazine tray to a position near the plurality of disc drives, and a disc separating and supplying device that, at the position near the disc drives, holds the plurality of discs stored in the magazine tray, that separates at least one disc from the held plurality of discs, and that supplies the separated disc to the disc drive.

Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus in which a first reproduction unit that has a first retainer capable of retaining a first external audio source and a second reproduction unit that has a second retainer capable of retaining a second external audio source are arranged next to each other. The music reproduction apparatus includes an opening-closing door that covers the first reproduction unit and the second reproduction unit in an openable and closable manner. The second retainer is positioned at an accommodation position on the deeper side than the opening-closing door in the state covered by the opening-closing door. When the opening-closing door is moved to uncover the second retainer, the second retainer is drawn from the accommodation position to move to a draw out position.

Abstract: A disc device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of magazines each having a tray that stores a plurality of discs, a plurality of disc drives that performs recording or reproducing of information on or from a disc, respectively, a picker that draws out the magazine tray from one magazine selected from the plurality of magazines and that conveys the magazine tray to a position near the plurality of disc drives, and a disc separating and supplying device that, at the position near the disc drives, holds the plurality of discs stored in the magazine tray, that separates at least one disc from the held plurality of discs, and that supplies the separated disc to the disc drive.

Abstract: A disc device according to the present invention includes a plurality of magazines each having a tray that stores a plurality of discs, a plurality of disc drives that performs recording or reproducing of information on or from a disc, respectively, a picker that draws out the magazine tray from one magazine selected from the plurality of magazines and that conveys the magazine tray to a position near the plurality of disc drives, and a disc separating and supplying device that, at the position near the disc drives, holds the plurality of discs stored in the magazine tray, that separates at least one disc from the held plurality of discs, and that supplies the separated disc to the disc drive.

Abstract: A rotary element assembly structure in which a rotary element 53 is assembled to a tip side of a hollow shaft B1 provided upright on a pedestal 60. A cylindrical portion 53c for fitting with the hollow shaft is provided to a rotation center portion of the rotary element. In the cylindrical portion, a hook strut portion 53s that has a hook portion 53f overhanging in the radial direction at its tip side and that extends substantially in the fitting direction is arranged. A base end portion of the hook strut portion and a base end portion of the cylindrical portion are coupled with each other by a resin-made thin plate portion 53p. A small diameter portion B1s which is smaller in diameter than a hollow portion B1d of the hollow shaft is provided on the tip side of the hollow shaft. The radius of the overhang tip portion of the hook portion is set to be greater than the radius of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft, and to be smaller than the radius of the hollow portion.

Abstract: A disc device with which the disc replacing time can further be suppressed includes a picker for conveying a plurality of discs in a stacked state, and a carrier which retains the plurality of discs in a stacked state, which supplies the retained plurality of discs to a respective one of a plurality of disc drives, respectively, and which collects the supplied plurality of discs in a stacked state. The carrier is structured to retain a stacked object made up of a first plurality of discs collected from the plurality of disc drives and a second plurality of discs to be supplied next to the plurality of disc drives.

Abstract: A disc device supplies a disc to each of a plurality of disc drives. The disc device includes a carrier which retains a plurality of discs being stacked in such a stacked state, which separates one disc from the retained plurality of discs above a tray ejected from an arbitrary one of the disc drives, and which places the separated disc on the tray. The carrier includes a plurality of claw portions holding the inner circumferential portion of the bottommost disc out of the plurality of discs, and a disc press pressing the topmost disc out of the plurality of discs so as to be in parallel to the disc placing face of the tray.

Abstract: There is provided a disk device that prevents entering of foreign matters, and that forms an opening/closing lid using an inclined surface of a front wall so that the disk device has a design according to which the thickness is not noticeable. A front wall 1a of an outer case 1 includes an inclined surface whose front part is inclined downward. An opening portion 1b is provided to the front wall 1a of the outer case 1, and a lid 2 that covers the opening portion 1b while allowing it to be opened or closed is provided. The lid 2 is configured to move, by rotating about a rotation shaft provided in a direction crossing a disk conveyance direction, between a closed lid position 2A in which the lid is flush with the inclined surface such that a disk insertion opening 1c is not exposed to the outside and an open lid position 2B in which the disk insertion opening 1c is exposed to the outside and a disk 200 is guided to the disk insertion opening 1c.

Abstract: A rotary element assembly structure in which a rotary element 53 is assembled to a tip side of a hollow shaft B1 provided upright on a pedestal 60. A cylindrical portion 53c for fitting with the hollow shaft is provided to a rotation center portion of the rotary element. In the cylindrical portion, a hook strut portion 53s that has a hook portion 53f overhanging in the radial direction at its tip side and that extends substantially in the fitting direction is arranged. A base end portion of the hook strut portion and a base end portion of the cylindrical portion are coupled with each other by a resin-made thin plate portion 53p. A small diameter portion B1s which is smaller in diameter than a hollow portion B1d of the hollow shaft is provided on the tip side of the hollow shaft. The radius of the overhang tip portion of the hook portion is set to be greater than the radius of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft, and to be smaller than the radius of the hollow portion.

Abstract: A disc device with which the disc replacing time can further be suppressed includes a carrier which retains a plurality of discs in a stacked state, which supplies the retained plurality of discs to a plurality of disc drives, respectively, and which collects the supplied plurality of discs in a stacked state. The carrier is structured to retain a stacked object made up of a first plurality of discs collected from the plurality of disc drives and a second plurality of discs to be supplied next to the plurality of disc drives.

Abstract: The disc device supplies a disc to each of the plurality of disc drives. The disc device includes a carrier which retains a plurality of discs being stacked in such a stacked state, which separates one disc from the retained plurality of discs above a tray ejected from an arbitrary one of the disc drives, and which places the separated disc on the tray. The carrier includes a plurality of claw portions holding the inner circumferential portion of the bottommost disc out of the plurality of discs, and a disc press pressing the topmost disc out of the plurality of discs so as to be in parallel to the disc placing face of the tray.

Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus in which a first reproduction unit that has a first retainer capable of retaining a first external audio source and a second reproduction unit that has a second retainer capable of retaining a second external audio source are arranged next to each other. The music reproduction apparatus includes an opening-closing door that covers the first reproduction unit and the second reproduction unit in an openable and closable manner. The second retainer is positioned at an accommodation position on the deeper side than the opening-closing door in the state covered by the opening-closing door. When the opening-closing door is moved to uncover the second retainer, the second retainer is drawn from the accommodation position to move to a draw out position.

Abstract: There is provided a disk device that prevents entering of foreign matters, and that forms an opening/closing lid using an inclined surface of a front wall so that the disk device has a design according to which the thickness is not noticeable. A front wall 1a of an outer case 1 includes an inclined surface whose front part is inclined downward. An opening portion 1b is provided to the front wall 1a of the outer case 1, and a lid 2 that covers the opening portion 1b while allowing it to be opened or closed is provided. The lid 2 is configured to move, by rotating about a rotation shaft provided in a direction crossing a disk conveyance direction, between a closed lid position 2A in which the lid is flush with the inclined surface such that a disk insertion opening 1c is not exposed to the outside and an open lid position 2B in which the disk insertion opening 1c is exposed to the outside and a disk 200 is guided to the disk insertion opening 1c.

Abstract: To provide a disk apparatus including a disk guide for guiding movement of a disk in a disk insertion direction; wherein the disk guide includes a platy guide member, a convex portion provided in vicinity of opposite ends of a platy guide member, and an engagement portion disposed on the same surface as the convex portion of the guide member. By engaging and fixing the engagement portion to a platy disk guide fixing member, which is disposed in a chassis of the disk apparatus, and bringing into contact with the convex portion on this platy disk guide fixing member, the disk guide is inclined in a direction far from the disk fixing member with an inclined angle increased from the center part of the guide member toward respective ends and the disk guide brings into contact with only an outer circumferential portion of the disk in inserting.

Abstract: To provide a disk apparatus including a disk guide for guiding movement of a disk in a disk insertion direction; wherein the disk guide includes a platy guide member, a convex portion provided in vicinity of opposite ends of a platy guide member, and an engagement portion disposed on the same surface as the convex portion of the guide member. By engaging and fixing the engagement portion to a platy disk guide fixing member, which is disposed in a chassis of the disk apparatus, and bringing into contact with the convex portion on this platy disk guide fixing member, the disk guide is inclined in a direction far from the disk fixing member with an inclined angle increased from the center part of the guide member toward respective ends and the disk guide brings into contact with only an outer circumferential portion of the disk in inserting.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes a recording/reproducing part having a turntable for rotating a disk-shaped medium, an optical pickup, and a disk open/close cover for covering the disk-shaped medium under the condition that the disk-shaped medium is fitted to the turntable part, a monitor part for allowing a video signal output from an image pickup part to be recognized visually, and a body part in which the recording/reproducing part and the monitor part are placed. The recording/reproducing part is placed along one outer wall among outer walls constituting the body part, and the monitor part is placed so as to be overlapped with a projection plane of the disk open/close cover on an outer surface of the disk open/close cover opposed to the turntable. Thus, the operability and the holding property of the image pickup apparatus can be enhanced.

Abstract: A unit fuel injector includes a body, the body having a fuel supply and return chamber, a fuel supply passage communicating with the chamber, and a drain passage communicating with the chamber. The body is provided with a pump mechanism, an injection nozzle mechanism for injecting high pressure fuel from the pump mechanism, and an electromagnetic valve mechanism for escaping the high fuel pressure from the pump mechanism. The electromagnetic valve mechanism include a poppet-type valve member. Immediately when a head of the valve member is disengaged from a valve seat facing the fuel supply and return chamber, the pressurized fuel within the pump mechanism is spilled or fed to the fuel supply and return chamber. The unit fuel injector further includes an auxiliary valve mechanism for opening and closing the drain passage. The auxiliary valve mechanism includes a valve port at one end of the drain passage, and when the head of the valve member abuts against a stop portion of the body, the valve port is closed.