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Details
Inventors: Shibayama, Hitoshi;
Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha (Kariya, JP)
Primary Examiner: Levy; Stuart S.
Assistant Examiner: Nguyen; Tan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner, Birch, McKie & Beckett

A disk file apparatus wherein a disk cartridge having an optical disk or a magnetic disk stored therein is alternatively loaded between a stocker and a disk driver as a single changer is reciprocated. A first reversing element rotates the changer around a first axis crossing at a right angle with a line connecting the relative directions of a pair of stockers. A second reversing element rotates the changer around a second axis extending toward a linear direction connecting relative directions of the pair of stockers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A disk file apparatus comprising: a pair of stockers arranged to be opposite to each other within a housing and having a plurality of disk cartridges piled up and stored therein; a disk driving means arranged adjacent to said stockers so as to perform a recording and a reproduction; a carrier reciprocated between said pair of stockers and said disk driving means; a changer arranged at said carrier so as to load and unload the disk cartridges into and away from the stockers and the disk driving means; a first reversing means for rotating said changer around a first axis crossing at a right angle with a line connecting the relative directions of said pair of stockers with a linear line and for reversing the changer between one position opposing against one stocker and the other position opposing against the other stocker; and a second reversing means for rotating said changer around a second axis extending toward a linear direction connecting relative directions of said pair stockers by a linear line and reversing a top surface and a bottom surface of the disk cartridge.
2.
A disk file apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first reversing means is comprised of an L-shaped first rotating member with its base end rotatably supported around said first axis in respect to the carrier and of a first driving mechanism for driving said first rotating member, said second reversing means is comprised of a second rotating member rotatably supported around said second axis at a free end of said first rotating member and of a second driving mechanism for driving said second rotating member and said changer is installed in said second rotating member.
3.
A disk file apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein said first rotating member of said first reversing means is rotatably supported at its base end in respect to the carrier around a first axis crossing at a right angle with each of a relative direction of a pair of stockers and a moving direction of the carrier


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