Patent ID: 6215752
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk apparatus for reading information from or writing information to a recording surface of a disk contained in a disk cartridge, the disk cartridge having a shutter, said disk apparatus comprising:a chassis having a base, said chassis being fixed with respect to a cartridge inserting direction and a cartridge ejecting direction that are substantially parallel to the recording surface of the disk in the cartridge:a slide member provided on the chassis so that the slide member is movable relative to the fixed chassis in a direction substantially parallel to both the recording surface of the disk and the cartridge inserting direction when the disk cartridge is inserted; anda shutter arm provided on the slide member for opening the shutter in the cartridge when inserted, said shutter arm having a connecting part, said connecting part being movable between a first position and a second position, said connecting part being connected at the first position to the shutter by the insertion of the cartridge, said connecting part being moved from the first position to the second position in response to the insertion of the cartridge, so that the shutter in the cartridge is opened by said connecting part.