Disc cartridge
US6940806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B23/0307
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disc cartridge for receiving a disc includes a case which accommodates the disc and at least one centering spring which prevents deviation of the disc in the case. Thus, a gap in which the disc moves in the disc cartridge is restricted so as to reduce a length in which a disc clamp of the disc contacts a disc clamp guide inside a disc drive system. Accordingly, the height of the disc clamp is reduced so as to reduce the thickness of the disc cartridge and miniaturize the disc cartridge.
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