Patent ID: 6603724
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk recording and/or reproducing device for recording data onto a disk and/or reproducing data recorded on said disk, the device comprising:a disk mounting portion for mounting said disk; a chucking portion for chucking said disk in cooperation with said disk mounting portion, said chucking portion having a disk engaging portion for engaging said disk at a start of a disk loading operation; a slider for supporting said chucking portion and for moving said chucking portion in a radial direction of said disk between a chucking position where said disk is chucked and a loading position where said disk loading operation is started; and a locking portion adapted to be pushed by said disk being inserted so as to cancel a restricted condition of said slider; wherein when said restricted condition of said slider is canceled by said locking portion, said slider is moved in a loading direction by continued insertion of said disk.