31/2 inch removable cartridge for a disk drive
US5422775A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0317
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cartridge 20 for a disk drive 130 includes a door 44 which can be urged from a closed position to an opened position which is substantially within the cartridge 20 and located in a plane substantially parallel to the disk 42 contained in the cartridge 20. The cartridge 20 includes a mounting mechanism 48 for accomplishing the motion of the door 44 from the closed to the opened position and a locking mechanism 50 for locking the door 44 in the closed position. Further, the cartridge 20 includes a groove 52 which extends rearwardly and across the cartridge in order to lockingly engage the cartridge in the drive 130.
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