Automatic disk changer having a loading mechanism and disk mounting mechanism driven by a rotatable cam

摘要

An automatic disk changer has a housing which accommodates a disk arranging stand on which a number of disks are arranged at predetermined intervals, and a carriage which is movable forwardly and backwardly along the disk arranging stand. The carriage has a loading mechanism which is adapted to take a desired disk out of the group of disks arranged on the disk arranging stand and place it on the carriage, and a disk mounting mechanism which is adapted to mount on a player body the disk thus placed on the carriage. In the automatic disk changer thus organized, a cam is provided on the carriage in such a manner that it is rotatable to drive the loading and disk mounting mechanisms. In addition, a locking pin is provided which is driven by the cam to detachably engaged with the disk arranging stand to lock the carriage at a predetermined position.