Patent ID: 6266209
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk recording device comprising an inner holder for a cartridge containing a disk to fit in, the inner holder being provided with a chassis having a pickup and movable toward and away from the inner holder, and an outer holder provided over the inner holder and slidable along the direction of loading or unloading of the cartridge, one of the outer holder and the chassis being formed with cam slots for moving the inner holder and the chassis toward each other with the sliding movement of the outer holder,the other of the outer holder and the chassis being provided with cam followers fitting in the respective cam slots, the pickup having pivotably attached thereto a head lever movable toward the disk within the cartridge through the inner holder, the disk recording device being characterized in that:the inner holder is provided with a head drive lever positioned under the head lever and pivotally movable in the same plane as the head lever, the outer holder being formed with a protrusion for pivotally moving the head drive lever in a direction to push up the head lever when the inner holder is in a standby position with no cartridge loaded therein,the head drive lever being releasable from the protrusion by the sliding movement of the outer holder to permit the head lever to pivotally move toward the cartridge.