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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1996
Yuji Takahashi, Osaka, JP;
Ichiro Kawamura, Osaka, JP;
Toshiaki Kashihara, Osaka, JP;
Yoshio Hata, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A disk cartridge (21) for loading on a flat tray (1) included in a disk loading apparatus, wherein positioning holes (28) are provided at the rear end (27a), on a peripheral side, of the disk cartridge, and protrusions (18) are formed on the tray providing for a rigid positioning of the cartridge in order to fix the cartridge at the specified position on the tray. In addition, a groove (32) is formed on the face side and on the back side of the cartridge extending in a lateral direction, and a resin flow inlet (33) is provided at the rear end (27a) to improve the productability of a thin portion (26) of the cartridge.