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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1997
Shinkichi Sasaki, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Harutaka Sekiya, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Takashi Nakai, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., , JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A panel (3) having an inlet (12) for a disc cartridge (13) is attached to the front side of a mechanism body (2) consisting of a chassis, a magnetic head, etc., and the mechanism body (2) is elastically attached to the inner sides of upper and lower cases (6) and (7) through the intermediation of a plurality of buffer rubber members (11). The upper and lower cases (6) and (7) are integrally joined together to form a casing (1), and a buffer member (5) is attached to an opening (4) formed on the front side of the casing (1). This buffer member (5) has a rectangular frame-like through-hole (17) at its center, and holding members (5a) and (5b) formed around it are inserted into holding grooves (7c) formed in the cases (6) and (7). Further, a frame member (5c) is formed on the back side of the buffer member (5) so as to surround the through-hole (17), and the panel (3) is inserted into the frame member (5c) and exposed through the opening (4).