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Removable disk cartridge and manufacturing method thereof

US6021029A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 21, 1997
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/0308
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A removable disc cartridge including a case including a top shell and a bottom shell which contains rotatably a disk. The removable disk cartridge is insertable into a disk drive and has a curved portion formed on one side, an opening formed on a portion of the curved portion, and a shutter for opening and closing the opening. The curved portion in this disk cartridge is asymmetrical in the left and right directions with respect to a center line along the direction of insertion into the disk drive. The removable disk cartridge further has a guide groove on at least one other side thereof and an arm which is disposed in the guide groove for opening and closing the shutter.

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