Patent ID: 6011773
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive system for digital video and other data, the system comprising;a cartridge housing;a plurality of fixed features coupled to the housing;a disk having a hub disposed within the housing, wherein the disk is rotatable within the housing about an axis of the hub;a door unit mounted to the housing and movable between an open position and a closed position;a plurality of arms coupled to the door unit, the arms being circumferentially disposed around the axis of the hub and deflected by the fixed features as the door unit moves between the open position and the closed position so that the arms engage the disk hub and inhibits movement of the disk within the housing when the door unit is in the closed position; anda cartridge receptacle having a surface that effects movement of the door from the closed position toward the open position when the cartridge is inserted into the receptacle.