Patent ID: 6782547
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk apparatus, wherein a cartridge accommodating a disk-like recording medium and having an opening opened or closed by a shutter member is loaded to the disk apparatus, the disk apparatus comprising:a loading chassis; a cartridge transporting member provided on the loading chassis for transporting the cartridge from a removal position to a play position; a traverse unit for carrying a pickup for recording or reproducing a signal onto or from the disk-like recording medium; a traverse transporting member provided on the loading chassis for transporting the traverse unit from a standby position to the play position; a driving section provided on the loading chassis for driving the cartridge transporting member and the traverse transporting member, and a slider pressure plate for applying a bias force to the pickup, wherein said bias force varies along the radial direction of the disk-like recording medium as the pickup moves in the play position; wherein the cartridge transporting member and the traverse transporting member can slide in a direction of transporting the cartridge; one of the cartridge transporting member and the traverse transporting member is disposed on the other; in loading the cartridge: the driving section starts to drive only the cartridge transporting member before the cartridge transporting member drives the traverse transporting member; and the cartridge reaches the play position before the driving section drives only the traverse transporting member.