Autochanger type disc player

Claim 2

An autochanger type disc player for automatically accessing, playing and restoring a predetermined disc of a number of discs stored therein, the autochanger type disc player comprising: a disc storage section capable of storing a plurality of discs upright and in parallel with each other therein, said section being comprised of a plurarity of disc holding portions and portions for allowing discs to go out or come into said disc holding portions; a disc playback section; a disc transferring section movable along said disc holding portions of said disc storage section for transferring a disc between a predetermined disc holding portion of said said disc storage section and said disc playback section, said disc transferring section being formed a port for receiving or supplying the disc from or to said disc storage section; and a disc falling out prevention means mounted on said disc transferring section, said prevention means confronting said disc holding portions which said disc transferring section fails to confront for blocking the discs from coming out therefrom.

Claim 3

An autochanger type disc player according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of guide means located near both ends of said disc storage section along said disc holding portions, and wherein said disc falling out prevention means is a wire which bas secured its both ends to said disc transferring section and guided between said guide means.

Claim 4

An autochanger type disc player for automatically accessing, playing and restoring a predetermined disc of a number of discs stored therein, the autochanger type disc player comprising: a disc tray which is capable of storing a plurality of discs upright and in parallel with each other therein and capable of being removed from said disc player, said tray being comprised of a plurarity of disc holding portions and portions for allowing discs to go out or come into said disc holding portions; a disc falling out prevention means which is rockably mounted to said disc tray; means for biasing said disc falling out prevention means to a position where said disc falling out prevention means blocks discs stored in said disc holding portions to falling out therefrom; means mounted in said disc player for rocking said disc falling out prevention means against said biasing means to a position where said disc falling out prevention means fails to block discs from going out said disc holding portions; a disc playback section; and a disc transferring section movable along said disc holding portions of said disc storage section for transferring a disc between a predetermined disc holding portion of said said disc storage section and said disc playback section, said disc transferring section being formed with a port of receiving or supplying the disc from or to said disc storage section.

Claim 5

An autochanger type disc player for automatically accessing, playing and restoring a predetermined disc of a number of discs stored therein, the autochanger type disc player comprising: a disc tray which is capable of storing a plurality of discs upright and in parallel with each other therein and capable of being removed from said disc player, said tray being comprised of a plurarity of disc holding portions and portions for allowing discs to go out or come into said disc holding portions; a disc falling out prevention means which is rockably mounted to said disc tray; means for biasing said disc falling out prevention means to a position where said disc falling out prevention means blocks discs stored in said disc holding portions to falling out therefrom; means mounted in said disc player for rocking said disc falling out prevention means against said biasing means to a position where said disc falling out prevention means fails to block discs from going out said disc holding portions; a disc playback section; and a disc transferring section movable along said disc holding portions of said disc storage section for transferring a disc between a predetermined disc holding portion of said said disc storage section and said disc playback section, said disc transferring section being formed with a port of receiving or supplying the disc from or to said disc storage section.