Patent ID: 6757234
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk device capable of loading and ejecting a case-stored recording medium disk housed in a disk case and a non case-stored recording medium disk not housed in a disk case and used as a single disk at different times on a turntable, said disk device being capable of playing either of said case-stored recording medium disk and said non case-stored recording medium disk, said disk device comprising:a lock mechanism for displacing a playing section supported through a shock-absorbing member onto an outer chassis towards a disk insertion mouth by the movement of a movable member for performing loading and ejecting operations, said movable member forming a section of said playing section, said lock mechanism fixing and locking said playing section by pressing a portion of said playing section against a wall component of said outer chassis situated on a side of said disk insertion mouth.