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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2003
Shigeto Ueno, Toyonaka, JP;
Teruyuki Naka, Izumi, JP;
Shinichi Maeda, Daito, JP;
Masakazu Ishizuka, Ikoma, JP;
Yasuo Kabuta, Tondabayashi, JP;
Isao Obata, Nara, JP;
Tomoshi Tokunaga, Zama, JP;
Akira Yoshida, Zama, JP;
Shigeto Ueno, Toyonaka, JP;
Teruyuki Naka, Izumi, JP;
Shinichi Maeda, Daito, JP;
Masakazu Ishizuka, Ikoma, JP;
Yasuo Kabuta, Tondabayashi, JP;
Isao Obata, Nara, JP;
Tomoshi Tokunaga, Zama, JP;
Akira Yoshida, Zama, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A disk drive includes a cartridge holding mechanism which has a small size and reduces a damper load. The disk drive includes a spindle motor which mounts and rotates a disk. A traverse base holds the spindle motor, and a rubber damper flexibly holds the traverse base. A mechanical chassis holds the traverse base through the rubber damper, and a tray mounts a cartridge in which a disk is housed. A loading motor moves the disk in the cartridge close to the spindle motor or away from the spindle motor. The cartridge is supported by the mechanical chassis through the tray.