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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Naofumi Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeharu Takasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disc cartridge includes a case body in which a plurality of disc-shaped recording media can be stored being arranged in the axial direction of a central shaft and which includes a first shell having a base face portion parallel to a recording face of the recording medium and a second shell having a basal plane portion parallel to the recording face, which move toward or away from each other in the axial direction, thereby being combined with or separated from each other, wherein the second shell has a pair of side face portions protruding in the same direction from both end portions of the basal plane portion and situated facing each other, a thin-walled portion is formed at a central portion between the side face portions in the basal plane portion, and a bridge member which is attached to span the side face portions is provided.