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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2006
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshio Mamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Kumagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk drive device includes a housing having a slot through which a disk-shaped recording medium having a recording surface is inserted and ejected, a mount that is disposed in the housing and on which the recording medium inserted through the slot is mounted, and a conveying mechanism including an arm unit that extends and retracts along a plane substantially parallel to the recording surface of the recording medium to convey the recording medium between the slot and the mount while holding a peripheral portion of the recording medium and a restricting unit that restricts the movement of the arm unit.