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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1998
Shizuo Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk cartridge can be stably loaded on a cartridge compartment without impairing the external appearance of the disk cartridge and without increasing the size of the compartment more than needed. A cartridge housing has cutout recesses (gripper slots) in the side face thereof. In these cutout recesses are provided cartridge holding recesses. When the cartridge is loaded in the cartridge compartment of the disk driving device, the cartridge holding claws provided on the cartridge loading section of the cartridge compartment are engaged with the recesses, thereby stably holding the cartridge on the compartment. The cartridge holding claws may be provided on the cartridge compartment so as not to protrude out of the cutout recesses when viewed from above, whereby an increase in the size of the cartridge compartment more than needed can be prevented.