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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2010
Takeharu Takasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiko Tsukahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Naofumi Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeharu Takasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuhiko Tsukahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Naofumi Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cartridge drive apparatus for a disc cartridge having upper and lower shells which are separatably joined to each other to form a cartridge body is disclosed, in which a accommodated disc is able to be inserted or ejected by separating the upper and lower shells vertically. The cartridge drive apparatus includes a cartridge holder which, by inserting the cartridge body, has an upper holder supporting the upper shell and a lower holder supporting the lower shell, and a holder moving mechanism which separates the upper holder and the lower holder of the cartridge holder to separate the upper shell and the lower shell and thus is able to allow the disc to be inserted or ejected.