IP Library Granted Patent US 8,001,557
Granted Patent B2
US 8,001,557 · App. 12/159,193 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Slot-in type disk apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,001,557
App. No.
12/159,193
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot-in type disk apparatus in which a moving position of a disk is precisely guided when the disk is inserted or discharged, thereby preventing the disk from coming into contact with an objective lens and further reducing the thickness of the disk apparatus. In the slot-in type disk apparatus, a base body 10 and a lid constitute a chassis sheath, a disk-insertion opening 11 into which a disk is directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath, a traverse base 30 is disposed on the side of a front surface of the base body 10 , a pickup 32 held by the traverse base 30 is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the base body 10 , the pickup 32 is provided with an objective lens 32 A and an ACT cover 32 B, the traverse base 30 is provided with a traverse base 30 cover 32 B, and a protection cover 32 B is provided on an upper surface on the side of an outer periphery of the traverse base 30 cover 32 B, the protection cover 32 B also extends above the ACT cover 32 B and is disposed closer to the disk-insertion opening 11 than the objective lens 32 A.

Claims (12)

1. A slot-in type disk apparatus in which

a base body and a lid constitute a chassis sheath,

a disk-insertion opening into which a disk is directly inserted is formed in a front surface of the chassis sheath,

a traverse base is disposed on the side of a front surface of the base body,

a pickup held by the traverse base is disposed on an outer peripheral side of the base body at the time of standby,

the pickup is provided with an objective lens and an actuator cover,

the traverse base is provided with a traverse base cover, and

a protection cover is provided on an upper surface on the side of an outer periphery of the traverse base cover, wherein

the protection cover also extends above the actuator cover and is disposed closer to the disk-insertion opening than the objective lens.

2. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an upper surface of the protection cover is coated with urethane fluorine.

3. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein at least an upper surface of the protection cover is made of felt material.

4. The slot-in type disk apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the protection cover located above the actuator cover is lower than that of the protection cover located on an upper surface of the traverse base cover.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 13, 2008
From: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021832/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2008
From: MIYATA, KOJI; WADA, SHINICHI
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021545/0020 →