Patent ID: 6125011
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc cartridge comprising:a casing including an upper casing member and a lower casing member joined to each other and formed with openings through which a recording/reproducing head and a drive shaft are inserted into said casing;a disc medium rotatably received in said casing;a shutter arranged on said casing for opening and closing said openings;said casing being formed on a side surface thereof opposite from said shutter with a takeout opening which permits said disc medium to be taken out of said casing therethrough;a cover slidably and pivotally arranged on one of said upper and lower casing members to open and close said takeout opening;a pair of guides arranged on opposite sides of one of said upper and lower casing members for slidably and pivotally moving said cover;a pair of engagement members comprising support shafts provided on opposite sides of said cover and arranged on opposite sides of said cover and engaged with said pair of guides, to thereby be guided by said pair of guides so that said cover is linearly movable in parallel to said opposite sides of said one casing member and said cover is pivotally movable about said engagement members;said pair of guides comprising guide grooves provided on one of said upper and lower casing members for slidably and pivotally fitting therein said support shafts of said cover, respectively, to thereby permit said cover to be selectively opened while being separated from the other of said upper and lower casing members and said guide grooves each being formed at one end thereof with a circular hole;said support shafts of said cover each being formed with a partially cut-out cylindrical shape, to thereby have a flat surface partially formed on a periphery thereof and each being fitted in a respective one of said guide grooves for sliding while said flat surface of said shaft is guided along a side surface of said guide groove; andsaid support shafts each being pivotally moved in said circular hole of a respective one of said guide grooves, resulting in said cover being selectively opened as desired.