Patent ID: 6643252
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A chucking apparatus for a disk player for holding a disk placed on a turntable of said disk player, said apparatus comprisinga chuck disk having a disc-like shape which can be locked with said turn table; and a chuck arm having an opening through which said chuck disk can be inserted, and including a holding part in which said chuck disk is rotatably arranged, a plurality of first hooks projecting from an edge of said opening inwardly in a radial direction, and at least one second hook provided at the edge of said opening for preventing the chuck disk in said holding part from escaping outward; wherein said plurality of the first hooks allow insertion of said chuck disk into said holding part and support said chuck disk in said holding part; and wherein said second hook has such a shape that it has higher rigidity with respect to a force received when said chuck disk tends to escape from said holding part as compared with rigidity with respect to a force received when said chuck disk is installed.