Patent ID: 8132194
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk storage medium processing apparatus comprising: an apparatus body having a disk loading/unloading slot; a traverse unit which is disposed in said apparatus body to conduct at least one of recording, deletion, and reproduction of information onto or from a disk; a disk conveying means which conveys said disk into said apparatus body when a part of said disk is inserted through said disk loading/unloading slot and which ejects a part of said disk through said disk loading/unloading slot from a state that said disk is housed in said apparatus body; and a control means for controlling said disk conveying means, wherein said control means comprises a single control member which can conduct a plurality of controls including a control for conveyance of said disk by said disk conveying means, a control for centering of said disk relative to said traverse unit, and a control for clamping or unclamping said disk relative to a turn table of said traverse unit, said single control member comprising: a first cam for controlling a conveying arm when conveying said disk to a centering position, and a second cam for controlling said traverse unit when clamping or unclamping said disk relative to said turn table of said traverse unit, and wherein said apparatus body is provided with a shutter for covering said disk loading/unloading slot, and said single control member also conducts a control of opening or closing said shutter.