Disk drive device and electronic apparatus
A disk drive device includes: a device body having a front surface that forms a disk insertion and ejection opening; a pair of arms supported at proximal end portions thereof pivotally from the front surface of the device body to a downstream side in a disk insertion direction; transport rollers respectively rotatably supported at distal ends of the arms and transporting the disk to an inside or outside of the device body by being brought into contact with a side surface of a disk; an urging member urging the arms so that the transport rollers supported respectively by the arms approach each other; and a transport roller rotation mechanism driving at least one of the transport rollers, supported respectively by the arms, for rotation, wherein the arms synchronously pivot the transport rollers in such a manner that the pivotally supported proximal end portions are coupled to each other.
1. A disk drive device comprising:
a device body having a front surface that forms a disk insertion and ejection opening, a disk being inserted to or ejected from the front surface;
a pair of arms that are supported at proximal end portions thereof pivotally from the front surface of the device body to a downstream side in a disk insertion direction in which the disk is inserted;
transport rollers that are respectively rotatably supported at distal ends of the pair of arms and that transport the disk to an inside or outside of the device body by being brought into contact with a side surface of the disk;
an urging member that urges the pair of arms so that the transport rollers supported respectively by the pair of arms approach each other; and
a transport roller rotation mechanism that drives at least one of the transport rollers, supported respectively by the pair of arms, for rotation, wherein the pair of arms synchronously pivot the transport rollers in such a manner that the pivotally supported proximal end portions are coupled to each other.
2. The disk drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of arms are coupled to each other so that the proximal end portions synchronize with each other.
3. The disk drive device according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of arms respectively have gear portions formed at the proximal end portions, and the gear portions are engaged with each other.
4. The disk drive device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of arms are pivoted over a range between a front surface side of the device body at which the transport rollers are located adjacent to each other and the downstream side in the disk insertion direction at which the transport rollers are spaced apart from each other.
5. An electronic apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body on which a disk drive device is mounted, wherein
the disk drive device includes
a device body having a front surface that forms a disk insertion and ejection opening, a disk being inserted to or ejected from the front surface;
a pair of arms that are supported at proximal end portions thereof pivotally from the front surface of the device body to a downstream side in a disk insertion direction in which the disk is inserted;
transport rollers that are respectively rotatably supported at distal ends of the pair of arms and that transport the disk to an inside or outside of the device body by being brought into contact with a side surface of the disk;
an urging member that urges the pair of arms so that the transport rollers supported respectively by the pair of arms approach each other; and
a transport roller rotation mechanism that drives at least one of the transport rollers, supported respectively by the pair of arms, for rotation, and wherein
the pair of arms synchronously pivot the transport rollers in such a manner that the pivotally supported proximal end portions are coupled to each other.
6. A disk drive device comprising:
a device body having a front surface that forms a disk insertion and ejection portion, a disk being inserted to or ejected from the front surface;
a pair of arms that are supported at proximal end portions thereof pivotally from the front surface of the device body to a downstream side in a disk insertion direction in which the disk is inserted; and
a centering member that is pivotally supported at the downstream side in the disk insertion direction and that centers the disk, wherein
the pivotally supported proximal end portions of the pair of arms are coupled to each other, and the centering member is coupled to at least any one of the pair of arms.
7. The disk drive device according to claim 6 , wherein
the pair of arms are coupled to each other so that the proximal end portions synchronize with each other, and
the centering member is coupled to at least any one of the proximal end portions so that the centering member synchronizes with the proximal end portions.
8. The disk drive device according to claim 7 , wherein
the pair of arms are coupled to each other so that gear portions formed respectively at the proximal end portions are engaged with each other, and
the centering member is coupled to the at least any one of the pair of arms so that a gear train is engaged with a coupling gear portion formed in at least any one of the pair of arms.
9. The disk drive device according to claim 7 , wherein the centering member and the pair of arms support the disk at centering positions corresponding to disks having large and small different diameters.
10. An electronic apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body on which a disk drive device is mounted, wherein
the disk drive device includes
a device body having a front surface that forms a disk insertion and ejection portion, a disk being inserted to or ejected from the front surface;
a pair of arms that are supported at proximal end portions thereof pivotally from the front surface of the device body to a downstream side in a disk insertion direction in which the disk is inserted; and
a centering member that is pivotally supported at the downstream side in the disk insertion direction and that centers the disk, and wherein
the pivotally supported proximal end portions of the pair of arms are coupled to each other, and the centering member is coupled to at least any one of the pair of arms.