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Optical disk storage container and cleaner

US5090078A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1990
Grant dateFeb 25, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/0427
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A book case type optical disk storage container adapted to house a cartridge type optical disk with its shutter opened, the container being characterized in that one storage surface of the container is provided with a shutter stopper for keeping the shutter open, and a projection for supporting an optical disk base rotatably, the other storage surface being provided with a disk rotating jig and a disk base cleaning device. A structure for preventing the dislocation of a spring is provided in the optical disk cartridge wherein a shutter is opened and closed in accordance with a sliding movement of a sliding jig provided in the inner portion of the shutter and joined to the spring contacting portions of cartridge case via a spring. The spring contacting portions of the cases consist of the surfaces of a contacting wall, and upper and lower walls extending from the contacting wall, the lower wall being provided with a spring dislocation preventing projection.

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