Appeal No. 96-0528
Application No. 08/151,463
an elevation drive mechanism connected between said
elevator chassis and said main chassis for moving said
elevator chassis in a vertical direction;
a locking mechanism connected between said main chassis
and said elevator chassis for locking said elevator chassis at
an arbitrary elevated position relative to said main chassis
in a ganged relation with the disc pull-out operation of said
disc pull-out mechanism and preventing subsequent relative
movement between said main chassis and said elevator chassis
in a locked position, wherein said elevator chassis is locked
to said main chassis by said locking mechanism while the one
disc pulled-out from said one disc compartment is reproduced;
a disc rotating mechanism mounted on said elevator
chassis for rotating the one disc pulled-out from said disc
compartment while said elevator chassis is locked to said main
chassis by said locking mechanism;
a disc chucking mechanism mounted on said elevator
chassis which urges the one disc against said disc rotating
mechanism; and
a supporting member connected to said elevator chassis
and to said main chassis which can be freely contracted and
expanded in the vertical direction and which supports said
elevator chassis at least on its opposing side walls so that
said elevator chassis can be stably elevated relative to said
main chassis, wherein said elevator chassis is elevated by
said elevation drive mechanism and the one disc is pulled out
from and inserted into said disc compartment by said disc
pull-out mechanism.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Arata 4,949,324 Aug. 14,
1990
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