Patent ID: 6556530
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A compatible disk device capable of playing either of a first disk stored in a cartridge and a second disk not stored in a cartridge, said compatible disk device comprising:a base; a first turntable disposed on said base for transmitting a rotational force to said first disk; a second turntable for transmitting a rotational force to said second disk; a retaining arm for retaining said second turntable with a play; a support shaft disposed on said base in a position separated from either said first disk supported by said first turntable or said second disk supported by said second turntable; and a sub-base attached movably to said support shaft, said sub-base supporting said retaining arm to be rotatable in a plane parallel to a disk surface of said first disk or said second disk and to be pivotally elevated in an axial direction of said support shaft.