Patent ID: 7343613

Claim:
A disc cartridge comprising: a cartridge main body that encloses a disc-shaped recording medium and includes a lower shell in which a first opening for disc access is formed and an upper shell; a disc tray which is rotatably disposed inside the cartridge main body and in which a second opening for disc access is formed, the disc tray covering one part of the first opening in a restricted state where disc access is restricted and the second opening being continuous with the first opening in a permitted state where the disc access is permitted so as to open the one part of the first opening; and a shutter member which is axially supported on the disc tray by a first pivoting mechanism disposed on the lower shell and/or the disc tray, which covers another part of the first opening in the restricted state to cover the first opening together with the disc tray, and which opens the other part of the first opening in the permitted state, wherein the lower shell is constructed so that one out of a rotation convex and a rotation guide groove that cause the shutter member to rotate relative to the disc tray in accordance with rotation of the disc tray is formed on the lower shell, the shutter member is constructed so that another out of the rotation convex and the rotation guide groove is formed on the shutter member, the first pivoting mechanism is constructed so that a support shaft that is inserted through a bearing hole formed in one out of the disc tray and the shutter member protrudes on another out of the disc tray and the shutter member, the support shaft is constructed so that a detachment restricting head part formed in an oblong shape where a width in a first direction is wider than a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is formed on an end part of the support shaft, and the bearing hole is formed as a slot through which the detachment restricting head part can be inserted and is formed so that at least while the shutter member is being caused to rotate with respect to the disc tray between a state where the other part is covered and a state where the other part is open, detachment of the shutter member from the disc tray is restricted.