Patent ID: 8352973

Claim:
A slot-in type disk apparatus, comprising: a chassis sheath that is comprised of a base body and a lid, a disk-insertion opening into which a disk is to be directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath, a traverse base disposed on a front surface side of the base body, a main slider provided with a cam mechanism which displaces the traverse base, wherein the main slider is configured such that one end is on the front surface side of the base body and another end is on a rear surface side of the base body, a discharge slider provided parallel to the main slider, wherein the main slider and the discharge slider are connected to each other through a link arm, and a discharge lever configured in association with motion of the main slider through the discharge slider, wherein the discharge slider is constituted by a main discharge slider and a sub-discharge slider, wherein first load means and second load means are provided in the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider and are configured such that when a load in a direction in which the disk is pushed in is applied to the discharge lever when the disk is discharged, a load caused by the second load means is applied to the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider, and a load caused by the first load means is applied to the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider after the load caused by the second load means is released, and wherein the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider are configured to slide in a longitudinal direction, with the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider being biased in a direction in which they attract each other by the first load means, the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider are formed with engaging portions, which constitutes the second load means, the main slider and the discharge slider are parallel to each other, the discharge slider comprises a spring as the first load means, and the main discharge slider and the sub-discharge slider are biased by the spring in a direction attracting each other.