Patent ID: 6411583
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A shutter mechanism for a disk cartridge insertion opening of a disk drive device, said shutter mechanism comprising:a shutter leaf swingably mounted in said opening, said shutter leaf being swingable about a swing axis both inwardly towards an inner position, and outwardly towards an outer position, with respect to said disk drive device, and having a length in a direction perpendicular to said swing axis which is shorter than a dimension of said insertion opening in said direction to define a gap between an end of said shutter leaf and an adjacent peripheral surface of said insertion opening; and at least one resilient skirt along at least a portion of a periphery of said shutter leaf, said resilient skirt extending toward and contacting said adjacent peripheral surface of said insertion opening so that said resilient skirt substantially covers said gap between said shutter leaf and said insertion opening when said shutter leaf is in a closed position, said resilient skirt contacting said adjacent peripheral surface when in the closed position between said inner and outer positions.