Patent ID: 6122142
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive in which one of a first disk cartridge having an increased-capacity disk contained in a first case and a second disk cartridge having an existing disk contained in a second case is inserted so as to access the disk of the inserted cartridge by a read/write head, the first case having a cut-out portion and a projecting portion provided in an overlaid manner at one of corners of a front edge of the first case confronting the disk drive when the first disk cartridge is inserted, the second case having a cut-off portion provided at one of corners of a front edge of the second case confronting the disk drive when the second disk cartridge is inserted, said disk drive comprising:a holder for holding one of the first disk cartridge and the second disk cartridge;a slanted wall provided at one of corners of a rear edge of the holder confronting one of the first disk cartridge and the second disk cartridge when inserted into the holder, said slanted wall configured to match both the cut-out portion of the first disk cartridge and the cut-off portion of the second disk cartridge; anda mounting surface provided adjacent to the slanted wall at said one of the corners of the rear edge of the holder, said mounting surface configured to match only the projecting portion of the first disk cartridge.