Patent ID: 6594218
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk device wherein an insertion/ejection slot for inserting or ejecting a first disk and a second disk, and a transferring roller for transferring the first disk and the second disk are provided, the treansferring roller having an upper roller portion and a lower roller portion and being rotatable in a forward/backward direction;an upper transferring path for transferring the first disk inserted through the insertion/ejection slot to a first driving position disposed above the transferring roller and a lower transferring path for transferring the a second disk inserted through the insertion/ejection slot to a second driving position disposed below the transferring roller; and a pressing member having an upper pressing surface and a lower pressing surface, the upper pressing surface facing the upper roller portion of the transferring roller across the upper transferring path and the lower pressing surface facing the lower roller portion of the transferring roller across the lower transferring path; wherein the pressing member is pivotable in a vertical direction so that one of the upper pressing surface and the lower pressing surface is selectively moved toward/away from the transferring roller; and wherein the first disk is caught between the upper pressing surface and the upper roller portion and is transferred to the first driving position when the first disk moves along the upper transferring path, and wherein the second disk is caught between the lower pressing surface and the lower roller portion and is transferred to the second driving position when the second disk moves along the lower transferring path.