Disk cartridge

Details Disk cartridge Disk cartridge

1989-10-31

1992-09-22

Levy, Stuart S.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Storage medium structure

Adjuncts or adapters

360133, 206444, G11B 2302, G11B 2303

Patent

active

051503549

ABSTRACT:
A disk cartridge includes a main body of the cartridge having an opening on its major surface by which the signal recording surface of an optical disk accommodated in the main body is exposed to the outside and an aperture formed on the lateral surface orthogonal to the major surface of the main body for enabling the optical disk to be inserted into and taken out of the cartridge for disk exchange. The disk cartridge also has an opening/closing member (21) which is rotatably supported by the main body by pivot pins (28) provided at its one end for engaging in recesses in the aperture in the main body, for opening and closing the aperture and, which is provided at its other end with a resilient arm (34) having a retaining end pawl engageable with a mating retaining section in the main body. By actuation of the opening/closing member, the aperture in the main body is opened or closed to permit exchange of the optical disk.

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patent: 4755982 (1988-07-01), Douwes
patent: 4916567 (1990-04-01), Grobecker et al.
patent: 4926411 (1990-05-01), Ouwerkerk et al.

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