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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Takahiro Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhito Kurita, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikinori Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhito Kurita, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikinori Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Morikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk recording/reproducing apparatus includes a chassis rotatably supporting a holder for storing a disk cartridge; an eject lever movably disposed in the chassis in an insertion/removal direction of the disk cartridge and movably in a direction toward or away from the chassis. The eject lever is rotated by being pushed by the disk cartridgeinserted into the holder. A cartridge drop preventive mechanism prevents the disk cartridge ejected by the eject lever from dropping from the cartridge holder. The cartridge drop preventive mechanism is formed from a flat spring disposed on one side surface of the holder and makes a sliding contact with one side surface of the disk cartridge during unloading of the cartridge so as to give the disk cartridge a braking force. This arrangement can prevent the disk cartridge from jumping out and dropping off from the cartridge holder during ejection.