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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Ohmori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/302 ;
Abstract
A disk drive apparatus in which a disk is held on a tray and is then loaded. The disk drive apparatus includes an arrangement in which a wall portion is provided at the front portion of the tray for preventing an invasion of dust and the like.