Patent ID: 6268977
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk cartridge loading apparatus comprising:a cartridge holder rotatably housing a disk cartridge of a defined thickness which is loaded therein and unloaded therefrom, said disk cartridge having a disk-like information recording medium including at least one read/write surface; anda rotation drive mechanism mounted on a memory apparatus body for movably supporting said cartridge holder and to which said disk cartridge information recording medium housed in said cartridge holder is detachably loaded in accordance with a movement of said cartridge holder and wherein said cartridge holder is movable in the disk cartridge loading apparatus between a first position, wherein the disk cartridge is loaded into/unloaded from the cartridge holder, and a second position, wherein said disk cartridge is loaded on said rotation drive mechanism of said disk cartridge loading apparatus, said cartridge holder having a movement amount between its said first and second positions which is set to be smaller than the thickness of said disk cartridge and also prevents said cartridge holder from interfering with said rotation drive mechanism when said disk cartridge is loaded and unloaded.