Removable cartridge with a 2.5 inch form factor and an interlocking mechanism adapted for use in a disk drive
US5262918A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0318
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge 52 adapted for being inserted into a disk drive 50 includes a housing 70 which contains a disk 256 mounted for rotation and an interlocking device 90 defined in the housing 70 and adapted for automatically lockingly positioning the cartridge 52 in the disk drive 50 as the cartridge 52 comes to a final position relative to the disk drive 50. The interlocking device 90 includes an element 90 which is defined in the cartridge housing 70 in the direction which is substantially across the direction of insertion of the cartridge 82 into the drive 50. The interlocking device 90 includes a recess 90 for lookingly positioning the cartridge 52 which recess 90 includes an opening 360 disposed through the front edge 98 of the cartridge 52 and which is directed therefrom in a direction which is substantially across the direction of insertion of the cartridge 52 into the drive 50.
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