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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 18, 1997
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Suguru Takishima, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A rectangular shutter leaf is swingably provided to an opening of a front panel of a disk drive device, a cartridge being inserted or discharged through the opening. The shutter leaf is supported to, and swingable about, one side of the shutter leaf. A resilient skirt is provided on all sides of the shutter leaf except the supported side, and extends toward the periphery of the opening. When the shutter leaf is parallel to the front panel and substantially closes the opening, the resilient skirt covers a clearance between the shutter leaf and the opening, preventing the entry of debris or dust into the interior of the disk drive device through the opening.