摘要 |
A media transportation mechanism has: a storage unit 4 that stores disc-shaped media 3 with a center hole 3b in a stack; a transportation arm 18 that moves vertically and has a gripping member 38 to hold the media stored in the storage unit 4, and a separating member 39 that moves radially with respect to the media 3 from the center hole 3b of the media; and a transportation arm drive means 21 that sets the ascent speed of the transportation arm 18 to a first speed, or to a second speed that is slower than the first speed, when moving the transportation arm 18 vertically up while the gripping member 38 holds the media 3.
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