Patent ID: 8082557

Claim:
A disk device having a case chassis with a slot, through which a disk is loaded into said case chassis, said disk device comprising: a disk feeding mechanism having a loading slider that is movable back and forth, wherein said disk feeding mechanism feeds said disk into said case chassis as said loading slider moves rearward, and said disk feeding mechanism feeds said disk out of said case chassis as said loading slider moves forward; a first spring giving a driving force to said loading slider to move said loading slider forward; a motor rotatable in opposite directions; a transmission gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of said motor to said loading slider to move said loading slider forward or rearward, said transmission gear mechanism having at least first and second gears; an ejection device for forcible ejection of said disk, said ejection device being moved rearward by inserting and pushing an operation member from the front into said case chassis; a second spring for biasing said ejection device forward; and a clutch provided in said ejection device, wherein said clutch causes said first gear to move from a position engaged with said second gear to a disengaged position while said ejection device is moving rearward, said clutch causes said first gear to return to said engaged position while said ejection device is returning to a front position, and said first gear is disengaged from said second gear in said disengaged position, separating said transmission gear mechanism into a disk feeding mechanism side coupled to said disk feeding mechanism and a motor side coupled to said motor; and wherein said disk is fed out of said case chassis as said loading slider moves forward along with pull-out movement of said operation member.