Patent ID: 7100179
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A recording medium driving device for driving a disc cartridge including a disc and a cartridge having said disc held therein, said disc cartridge opening/closing an information recording surface of said disc by a shutter movably mounted in said cartridge, said driving device comprising: readout means movable along a radius of said disc for reading out information from said information recording surface of said disc; a chassis on which said readout means is mounted for movement radially of said disc; a holder movably mounted on said chassis for holding said disc cartridge; a disc table for loading said disc in said disc cartridge held by said holder; a shutter opening/closing mechanism for opening/closing said shutter of said cartridge; and retention means provided on one of said chassis and said holder for holding said shutter opened by said shutter opening/closing mechanism when said disc is loaded on said disc table.