Patent · US Expired

Disc cartridge and disc drive

US7055163B2 · kind B2 · utility

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44Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 2001
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A disc cartridge of the present invention has an arrangement in which a disc cover is provided so as to cover one side of a disc in a disc shape having a recording layer for recording/reproducing information. This arrangement protects a surface for recording/reproducing from being damaged, being attached by dust, or being dirty. Meanwhile, this arrangement gives a significantly thinner thickness to the disc cartridge.

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