Abstract: A magnetic disk device having a cover of a simple structure having high rigidity and not easily deformable by pressure from the outside. An envelop surface configuration (46) of at least a portion of a cover (40) positioned opposite a magnetic disk (2, 43) is made generally conical, such that the distance from the magnetic disk decreases along a direction from the vicinity of a rotating shaft of a motor, as the center, toward the outer periphery of the magnetic disk, thereby reducing the amount of deformation of the cover, particularly in the vicinity of the rotating shaft of the motor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disc ejecting apparatus for quickly ejecting a disc by utilizing a pick-up drive motor. A slip mechanism is provided in a first route leading from the pick-up drive motor to a pick-up, and a switching mechanism is provided in a second route leading from the pick-up motor to a disc ejecting mechanism.