Disc changer apparatus
CA 2242048 C · Owner: Nishida, Hiroto · Inventors: Kashikawa, Masakazu; Matsumoto, Akira; Nishida, Hiroto
Overview
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A disc changer apparatus includes a casing. A plurality of trays are contained in the casing for carrying discs respectively. The trays are held and arranged in a stack. A region between a designated one of the trays and a tray immediately above the designated tray is expanded. A disc on the designated tray is pushed. A drive mechanism moves a turntable into the expanded region to place the turntable below the pushed disc. The drive mechanism includes a shaft, a base plate supported within the casing via the shaft, a damper, and a chassis connected to the base plate via the damper and carrying the turntable.
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- Filed August 6, 1998 and granted July 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 6, 2018.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by August 6, 2020.
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