| 摘要 |
<p>To reduce the cassette exchange time, the size and the cost a disc processing apparatus includes: a drive unit having an input/output port for loading and/or unloading a cartridge therethrough and for reading and/or writing information on a disc; a stocker arranged to be confronted with the input/output port of the drive port and having a plurality of storage locations removably storing the cartridges therein, the storage locations being arranged to store the cartridges along a length thereof so that the stored cartridges are aligned substantially in parallel to each other; a vertical carrier for transporting the drive unit in a vertical direction parallel to the length of the storage locations of the stocker so that the input/output port of the drive unit can be confronted with one of the plurality of storage locations of the stocker; and a horizontal carrier for transporting the cartridge in a horizontal direction so as to transport the cartridge between the stocker and the drive unit. <IMAGE></p> |
