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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Tsuneo Uwabo, Atsugi, JP;
Yoshihiro Okano, Atsugi, JP;
Eiichi Yoneyama, Atsugi, JP;
Yoshinori Tangi, Atsugi, JP;
Teruo Shimazu, Atsugi, JP;
Toshiharu Shimizu, Atsugi, JP;
Yoshihide Majima, Atsugi, JP;
Toshimitsu Itoh, Atsugi, JP;
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flexible disk drive includes a magnetic head carriage, a linear motor for moving the carriage, and a carriage locking mechanism for locking the carriage in response to ejecting action of a flexible disk from the flexible disk drive. A lever unit has an ejecting lever and a locking lever. The ejecting lever is a part of an ejecting mechanism for ejecting the flexible disk from the flexible disk drive. The locking lever is disposed in the vicinity of the carriage, and locks the carriage from movement after the flexible disk is ejected from the flexible disk drive by the ejecting lever. The lever unit is made of non-magnetic material such as resin as one body.