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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Kwang Kim, Seoul, KR;
Soon-kyo Hong, Seoul, KR;
Hae-sub Kweon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seo-young Oh, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Hee-sung Park, Seoul, KR;
Jung-ho Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, JP;
Abstract
A disc cartridge having a case to accommodate a disc, a shutter to open or close an opening formed in the case to enable a recording and/or reproducing job with respect to the disc, a discharge path provided at one side of the case to allow the flow of air formed therein during rotation of the disc, and an opening/closing mechanism to open/close the discharge path. Thus, since the discharge path through which the flow of air produced inside the cartridge during rotation of a disc is smoothly discharged to the outside is provided, contamination of the disc by foreign material such as dust can be considerably reduced.