Claims
- 1. A disc drive comprising:
- a cartridge holder into which a disc cartridge is insertable, said cartridge holder having a keyhole-shaped aperture with a circular portion and a straight slot portion formed therein;
- means operatively interconnecting said cartridge holder with a chassis for selectively raising and lowering the disc cartridge with respect to the chassis; and
- a shutter control arm disposed in said cartridge holder, said shutter control arm having a shutter engaging member arranged at one end thereof and which is receivable in a recess formed in the leading edge of the disc cartridge which is inserted into the cartridge holder, said shutter control arm being arranged to respond to the force which is applied thereto by said disc cartridge to move in a manner which opens a shutter which is slidably mounted on the disc cartridge, wherein said shutter control arm has a rectangular projection at an end thereof opposite said shutter engaging member with a longer dimension of said rectangular projection orientated toward said shutter engaging member, said rectangular projection being slidably received by said straight slot portion to be rotatably maintained in said circular portion of said keyhole-shaped aperture formed in said cartridge holder, whereby said shutter control arm is pivotally mounted in said cartridge holder so as to pivot about said circular portion.
- 2. The disc drive as claimed in claim 1 wherein said shutter control arm is integrally formed as a single piece of plastic material.
Priority Claims (5)
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2-3613 U |
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2-10093 |
Jan 1990 |
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2-10094 |
Jan 1990 |
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2-11032 |
Jan 1990 |
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2-8356 U |
Jan 1990 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/152,969, filed Nov. 15, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,198, issued on Mar. 21, 1995, which is a continuation application of Ser. No. 07/641,778, filed Jan. 16, 1991, now abandoned.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuations (1)
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