Claims
- 1. A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising:first recording and/or reproducing means for recording and/or reproducing a first disc; second recording and/or reproducing means for recording and/or reproducing a second disc; supporting means for supporting said first recording and/or reproducing means and said second recording and/or reproducing means in a layered state, said supporting means carrying said first recording and/or reproducing means on a first surface side thereof and also carrying said second recording and/or reproducing means on a second surface side thereof; and sole disc rotational driving means, having a switchable direction of rotation, for rotationally driving the first and second discs of said first recording and/or reproducing means and said second recording and/or reproducing means continuously in either direction of rotation, said disc rotational driving means including a shaft extending from a central portion thereof, said shaft having first and second ends, wherein a first disc table is mounted directly on the first end of said rotary shaft and a second disc table is mounted directly on the second end of said rotary shaft.
- 2. A disc recording and/or reproducing apparatus comprising:first recording and/or reproducing means for recording and/or reproducing a first disc; second recording and/or reproducing means for recording and/or reproducing a second disc; supporting means for supporting said first and second recording and/or reproducing means, said supporting means supporting said first and second recording and/or reproducing means in a recording and/or reproducing state of the first and second discs so that the first and second discs are parallel to each other; and sole disc rotational driving means, having a switchable direction of rotation, for rotationally driving the first and second discs of said first recording and/or reproducing means and said second recording and/or reproducing means continuously in either direction of rotation, said disc rotational driving means including a shaft extending from a central portion thereof, said shaft having first and second ends, wherein said disc rotational driving means has a first disc table mounted on the first end of said rotary shaft and a second disc table mounted on the second end of said rotary shaft, and wherein said second recording and/or reproducing means are layered with respect to said first recording and/or reproducing means with said supporting means in-between.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/672,953 filed Jul. 1, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,870,367.
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