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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Koji Miyata, Ehime, JP;
Koji Miyata, Ehime, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus which can be reduced in thickness by precisely guiding a moving position of a disk when the disk is inserted and discharged. The slot-in type disk apparatus in which 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 spindle motor held by the traverse baseis disposed at a central portion of the base body, the traverse baseis provided with a traverse base coverA, a discharge levercan move in a portion on the traverse base coverA, and a movable-side end of the discharge leveris provided with a guide which holds a disk, and a height of the discharge leverwith respect to the traverse base coverA is set by contact between the discharge leverand the turntableB.