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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2004
Takashi Aoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoaki Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Aoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Seto, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoaki Tsuji, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
There is provided a disk drive including first and second sliding members () made to slide in synchronization with each other, a sliding-member movement driving mechanism () to move the first sliding member () and have the second sliding member () slide in synchronization with the sliding of the first sliding member (), and a shock absorbing mechanism () interposed between the first and second sliding members (). The shock absorbing mechanism () includes a shock absorbing member () to absorb a difference in movement between the first and second sliding members (), caused by an external force to the optical disk brought into or to outside a housing () through a disk slot () in a direction opposite to the direction in which the optical disk () is loaded or ejected when the first sliding member () is moved by the sliding-member movement driving mechanism ().