Patent ID: 7472404

Claim:
A disk device comprising: a casing having an insertion opening formed on a front face of the casing; a rotation drive unit arranged within the casing operable to rotate a disk; a transporting unit arranged within the casing operable to convey the disk to the rotation drive unit after the disk is inserted through the insertion opening, the transporting unit having a transfer roller extending in the longitudinal direction and a clamp unit arranged adjacent to the transfer roller operable to clamp the disk, and the transporting unit having a transporting-unit rotating unit rotatably supported about a fulcrum shaft positioned at one end, the transporting-unit rotating unit being operable to rotate the transporting unit from a standby position, in which the transfer roller is positioned substantially parallel to the insertion opening, to a transfer operation position, in which the transfer roller approaches the rotation drive unit; a motor fixed within the casing at a position different from where the transportation unit is located, the motor operable to rotate the transfer roller; and a power transfer member operable to rotate coaxially with the fulcrum shaft, wherein the power of the motor is transmitted to the transfer roller via the power transfer member.