Patent · US Expired

Disk cartridge with a disk holding member

US6349087B1 · kind B1 · utility

8Cited by
6References
1Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 1999
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/0317
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk is moved between disk cartridges without being in touch with the disk. Therefore, movement of the disk between the disk cartridges is carried out via a disk holder.Further, when the disk is moved between the disk cartridges, disk information of the cartridge is also moved simultaneously.Accordingly, the disk information held by the disk cartridge is provided at a disk holder portion and the disk information can be read by other disk device.Further, the disk holder is provided with a region representing information of the disk. When it is made to be a label region, in moving the disk between the disk cartridges, also the disk information held by the disk holder can simultaneously be moved. Further, even when the disk cartridge incorporates the disk, the content of the disk can easily be recognized via the disk holder. Further, a user can arbitrarily write or erase content of the disk to or from the label region, the disk is recognized easily and easiness of use is considerably promoted.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.