Patent ID: 7581236
Filing Date: 2009-08-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disk apparatus comprising a chassis outer sheath including a base body and a lid, in which a front surface of said chassis outer sheath is formed with a disk inserting opening into which a disk is directly inserted, and a traverse provided on said base body which holds a spindle motor and a pickup, wherein a slider mechanism is disposed on one end of said traverse parallel to said disk inserting opening, said slider mechanism includes a vertically moving cam mechanism which moves one end of said traverse toward and away from said base body, and a slider cam mechanism which moves said traverse in inserting/discharging directions of said disk, the other end of said traverse is supported on said base body by a fixing cam, said traverse is moved by said slider cam mechanism and said fixing cam moves the other end of said traverse toward and away from said base body.