Patent ID: 7251817

Claim:
A disk transfer device comprising a disk support member for supporting a disk when it is transferred and a disk support member driving mechanism for driving the disk support member bidirectionally between a first position corresponding to a turntable disposition inside a disk drive and a second position corresponding to a disk loading/unloading position outside the disk drive, wherein the disk support member is provided with a first disk support member for supporting a side face of the disk and a second disk support member for supporting a part of the other side face of the disk, the second disk support member is constituted separately from the first disk support member, wherein a pocket portion for receiving a part of the disk is formed by the first and the second disk support member, and wherein the disk transfer device is further provided with a transfer mode switching mechanism for switching the disk transfer mode between a first transfer mode for holding and transferring the disk with only the first disk support member and a second transfer mode for holding and transferring the disk with both of the first disk support member and the second disk support member.