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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2000
Yoshikazu Goto, Hirakata, JP;
Yukio Nishino, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Kuniko Nakata, Kadoma, JP;
Shigeto Ueno, Toyonaka, JP;
Hitoshi Higaki, Takaishi, JP;
Ichirou Kawamura, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A disk cartridge of the present invention comprises a case body (,) having a disk-storage portion and an opening/closing cover (,) having a pair of disk holding members (,) that hold a disk (,) in its inplane direction. The accommodated disk (,) is loaded together with the opening/closing cover (,) into an adapter having compatibility with a large disk cartridge. Thus, information can be, for example, reproduced from the disk (,) in a drive unit designed for a large disk cartridge via the adapter. Moreover, a series of operations can be conducted without touching the disk directly.