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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Koji Miyata, Ehime, JP;
Shinichi Wada, Ehime, JP;
Koji Miyata, Ehime, JP;
Shinichi Wada, Ehime, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus in which a moving position of a disk is precisely guided when the disk is inserted or discharged, thereby preventing the disk from coming into contact with an objective lens and further reducing the thickness of the disk apparatus. In the slot-in type disk apparatus, a base bodyand a lid constitute a chassis sheath, a disk-insertion openinginto which a disk is directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath, a traverse baseis disposed on the side of a front surface of the base body, a pickupheld by the traverse baseis disposed on an outer peripheral side of the base body, the pickupis provided with an objective lensA and an ACT coverB, the traverse baseis provided with a traverse basecoverB, and a protection coverB is provided on an upper surface on the side of an outer periphery of the traverse basecoverB, the protection coverB also extends above the ACT coverB and is disposed closer to the disk-insertion openingthan the objective lensA.