Patent ID: 6731580
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk unit comprising:a loading portion that accommodates a recording medium; a main body unit that contains the loading portion; a cover rotatably attached to the main body unit and capable of moving between a closed position that covers the loading portion and a plurality of open positions that expose the loading portion; a retaining member, provided on the main body unit, that retains the cover in the closed position; moving means, responsive to a manual operation, for moving the retaining member to a release position where the cover is released from retention in the closed position; drive means activated in response to an eject signal; and a drive transmission mechanism that transmits a drive force from the drive means to the retaining member so as to move the retaining member to the release position, wherein said drive transmission mechanism comprises: transmission gears; a transmission member that moves the retaining member to the release position; and a reset mechanism that resets the transmission member to an original position when said moving means is operated manually, and wherein said reset mechanism comprises: a reset projection, provided on the retaining member, that moves toward the release position when said moving means is operated manually; a reset lever that separates the transmission gears when the reset projection moves toward the release position; and an impelling member that returns the transmission member to the original position when the reset lever separates the transmission gears from each other.