Patent ID: 6288999
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk cartridge comprising:a case body having an opening for ejecting a disk and a disk-storage portion provided continuously to the opening;an opening/closing cover having a pair of finger-like disk holding members that maintain the disk and positioning parts arranged with a predetermined distance from both surfaces of the disk for adjusting a position of the disk in a thickness direction of the disk, the positioning parts being provided at the ends of the pair of disk holding members and at a center portion of the opening/closing cover between the pair of finger-like disk holding members;wherein the opening/closing cover is accommodated in the disk-storage portion in a withdrawable manner, and the pair of disk holding members hold the disk in an inplane orientation when the opening/closing cover is withdrawn from the disk-storage portion;first locking means for fixing and holding the opening/closing cover to the case body at a position where the opening is covered by the opening/closing cover; andmeans for preventing erroneous insertion of the opening/closing cover into the case body.