Patent ID: 6205111
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk driving apparatus comprising:a motor for rotating a rotational shaft;a turntable mounted on the rotational shaft of said motor, said turntable used for mounting and driving into rotation a multi-disk set comprising a plurality of disk plates stuck to each other; anda disk centering mechanism comprising;a fixed member with upper and lower side surfaces separated by a step portion, said step portion being disposed so as to be in a center hole of said multi-disk set when said multi-disk set is mounted on said turntable such that only said lower side surface of said fixed member contacts said multi-disk set when mounted on said turntable, anda flexible member for contacting and supporting said multi-disk set, said flexible member bending in a radial direction of said turntable when said multi-disk set is mounted on said turntable.