Tray with positioning protrusion for loading a disk cartridge
US5901129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0316
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flat tray (1) for receiving a disk cartridge (21) for a disk loading apparatus, wherein positioning holes (28) are provided at the rear end (27a), on a peripheral side, of the disk cartridge, and protrusions (18) are formed on the tray providing for a rigid positioning of the cartridge in order to fix the cartridge at the specified position on the tray. The protrusions (18) may be made of leaf springs that are formed with one end curved. When the disk cartridge (21) is pushed into the tray (1), the curved portions of the protrusions match the positioning holes (28) on the disk cartridge.
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