Patent ID: 7271979

Claim:
A flexible disk drive for a flexible disk, comprising: a main frame defining a receiving portion for receiving the flexible disk, the main frame having a principal surface which faces the receiving portion and extends in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a carriage assembly mounted on the main frame and having a magnetic head for accessing the flexible disk, the carriage assembly being movable to carry the magnetic head along the principal surface; an eject base coupled to the main frame and having a main portion facing the principal surface and side plates opposite to each other in the first direction; an eject plate placed between the main frame and the eject base and movable in the second direction for ejecting the flexible disk from the receiving portion, the eject plate having side plates facing the side plates of the eject base in the first direction, respectively; and a guiding mechanism coupled to the side plates of the eject base and to the side plates of the eject plate for guiding movement of the eject plate in the second direction.