Patent · US Expired

Disc cartridge

US5326608A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1992
Grant dateJul 5, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/239
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Elastic lifters arranged on an inner surface of a casing of a disc cartridge to act pressing force on a disc each are formed integral with the casing and into a plate-like shape in such a manner that a proximal end thereof is mounted on the casing and the a end thereof is rendered free. Such construction permits the pressing force to be kept constant for a long period of time and effectively prevents damage to the disc-like medium, to thereby substantially improve durability and reliability of the disc cartridge while significantly decreasing the number of parts, facilitating assembling of the disc cartridge and attains a decrease in manufacturing cost.

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