Patent ID: 6233114
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive comprising:a disk table that rotation drives a disk loaded on said disk drive while holding the disk;a carriage mechanism for use in moving a magnetic head in a radial direction of the loaded disk, said magnetic head being used to access the loaded disk;a main chassis having a top surface where said disk table and said carriage mechanism are mounted in a direction along sides of said main chassis;an eject plate for use in ejecting the loaded disk out of said disk drive, said eject plate being assembled on a top surface of said main chassis in parallel with the top surface of said main chassis such that said eject plate is slidable in a back and forth direction relative to said main chassis; anda disk holder that slides in an up and down direction in response to a back and forth movement of said eject plate;a plurality of projected pieces provided on the top surface of said main chassis that is opposed to said eject plate, said projected pieces being adapted to guide sliding motion of said eject plate in contact therewith, said main chassis having first openings formed therein at respective positions close to each of said projected pieces on said main chassis, and said first openings allowing the sliding motion of said eject plate; andfirst L-shaped members provided on said eject plate at respective positions corresponding to said first openings, said first L-shaped members being formed by cutting, depressing, and bending portions of said eject plate to extend from a back surface of said eject plate, and the bent portions of said first L-shaped members being passed through said first openings to guide the sliding motion of said eject plate along a back surface of said main chassis.