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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 29, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Makoto Konno, Mogami-gun, JP;
Hisashi Shibata, Yamagata, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 9901 ; 360 9704 ; 369 751 ;
Abstract
A disk drive comprises a frame plate having a principal surface on which a receiving portion for receiving a disk and a recording/reproducing unit for carrying out recording/reproducing operations onto and from the disk are provided. The frame plate comprises a metal thin plate and has a rear surface to which a thin reinforcing plate substantially equal in length and width to the frame plate is adhered.