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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Watanabe, Ichikawa, JP;
Nobuki Matsui, Oume, JP;
Assignee:
Teac Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/704 ;
Abstract
A disk apparatus which can prevent a disk from being damaged when a shock is applied to the disk apparatus is provided. A disk is rotatably supported in a space formed between a tray and a cover when the disk is loaded in the disk apparatus. A contacting member is provided in the space so that the contacting member contacts an outermost annular area of a surface of the disk when the disk is warped. The outermost annular area is a non-recordable area which is adjacent to a rim of the disk.