Abstract: The present invention relates to a disk cartridge in which a disk-like recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk and a magnetic disk is accommodated within a disk compartment of a cartridge housing, a disk recording medium device in which the disk-like recording medium is accommodated in advance within the disk compartment so as to become freely rotatable and a disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information by using this disk recording medium device.

Abstract: In a disk cartridge including a cartridge housing (22), an optical disk (21) and a shutter mechanism (28), a butt portion (71a) of at least one shutter member of a pair of shutter members (50), (51) includes a recess portion (75) into which the other butt portion (72a) is inserted. A space produced between the shutter members (50), (51) of the shutter mechanism (28) comprising the first shutter member (50) and the second shutter member (51) can be reduced as much as possible. The disk cartridge is made dustproof by suppressing dusts or the like from entering a disk compartment in which a disk-like recording medium is accommodated.

Abstract: An object is to drive a plurality of types of disc cartridges, in different formats but with similar external dimensions. A disc drive apparatus is configured to use a single spindle motor 32 to drive a first disc cartridge 1, having a first cartridge 1a housing a first disc 10 and a first pair of positioning holes 1c, 1d in the first cartridge 1a, as well as a second disc cartridge 2 having a second cartridge 2a housing a second disc 13 with the same outer diameter as the first disc 10 and a second pair of positioning holes 2c, 2d in the second cartridge 2a; positioning shaft location means 40, 41 are provided; when the first disc cartridge 1 is driven, these positioning shaft location means 40, 41 position the positioning shafts 40a, 41a in positions corresponding to the first pair of holes 1c, 1d, and when the second disc cartridge 2 is driven, the positioning shaft means 40, 41 position the positioning shafts 40b, 41b in positions corresponding to the second pair of holes 2c, 2d.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disk cartridge for accommodating a disk-like recording medium such as an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk and a magnetic disk into a disk compartment of a cartridge housing, a disk recording medium device in which the disk-like recording medium is accommodated within the disk compartment so as to become freely rotatable and a disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information by the use of this disk recording medium device.

Abstract: A disk cartridge in which a pair of shutter members can be opened and closed smoothly and reliably, and a dust-proof property and an airtightness of a large opening portion can be increased by reducing a space between a pair of shutter members and a cartridge housing as much as possible. The disk cartridge comprises a cartridge housing in which a disk compartment is formed between an upper shell and a middle shell by overlapping the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell and the middle shell is supported by the upper shell and the lower shell so as to become freely rotatable, an optical disk rotatably stored within the disk compartment and a pair of shutter members attached to the middle shell in such a manner that they can be moved in the plane direction on the same plane. A shutter opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing opening portions by moving the pair of shutter members based rotation of the middle shell.

Abstract: A disk cartridge comprises a cartridge housing (12) having a disk compartment (16) formed therein by overlapping a pair of shells (13), (15), an optical disk (11) rotatably stored within the disk compartment (16) and a pair of shutter members (18a), (18b) attached to the cartridge housing (12) in such a manner that they can be moved and which close and open an opening portion (25) bored through the cartridge housing (12) so that a part of the optical disk (11) can be exposed, wherein the opening portion (25) is extended in the diametrical direction of the optical disk (11) through the central portion of the lower shell (15). Two optical heads can be used simultaneously by widening the opening portion into and from which the turntable, the optical head and the like are inserted and ejected as much as possible, and efficiency with which the optical head approaches the innermost periphery of the disk-like recording medium can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a disk cartridge and the like in which a disk cartridge can be increased in strength and in which a disk recording and reproducing apparatus can be simplified in structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk recording and reproduction apparatus for recording and/or reproduction of optical disks of multiple different formats impossible to record or reproduce with a single pickup. A disk recording and reproduction apparatus containing a base unit (25) with two separate optical pickups (31) and (32) corresponding to two different format types and installed around the center of a turntable (27) for rotating a disk.

Abstract: The present invention is relative to a disc cartridge in which an optical disc (3), an inner shell (4) and shutter members (5a), (5b) are housed in a main cartridge body unit (2), formed by abutting and combining upper and lower shells (6), (7), and in which the inner shell is run in rotation to cause the shutter members (5a), (5b) to open or close an aperture (24) provided in the main cartridge body unit (2). On an inner side of the peripheral wall sections of the upper and lower shells, abutted to each other, a crank-shaped dust intrusion prohibiting unit (21A) is provided for prohibiting intrusion of dust and dirt from the abutting surfaces of the peripheral wall sections of the upper and lower shells towards the optical disc housed in the main cartridge body unit to protect the optical disc housed in the main cartridge body unit.

Abstract: A disk cartridge which allows for the user to know what contents are recorded in which disk cartridge without the need of reproducing the disk cartridge, a method of manufacturing the same and a recording/reproducing system using the same have been provided, in which the disk cartridge is accomplished by incorporating the optical disk in a case, a recording surface of the optical disk is comprised of an annular inner area, a clamping area, a transition area, an information recording area and a rim area, which are arranged from inside to outside in radial directions of the optical disk, and disk cartridge identification information is recorded in the transition area of the optical disk, and also the disk cartridge identification information recorded in the optical disk is provided discernibly from outside the case.

Abstract: A disk cartridge comprises a cartridge housing (12) having a disk compartment (16) formed therein by overlapping a pair of shells (13), (15), an optical disk (11) rotatably stored within the disk compartment (16) and a pair of shutter members (18a), (18b) attached to the cartridge housing (12) in such a manner that they can be moved and which close and open an opening portion (25) bored through the cartridge housing (12) so that a part of the optical disk (11) can be exposed, wherein the opening portion (25) is extended in the diametrical direction of the optical disk (11) through the central portion of the lower shell (15). Two optical heads can be used simultaneously by widening the opening portion into and from which the turntable, the optical head and the like are inserted and ejected as much as possible, and efficiency with which the optical head approaches the innermost periphery of the disk-like recording medium can be improved.

Abstract: In a disk cartridge including a cartridge housing (22), an optical disk (21) and a shutter mechanism (28), a butt portion (71a) of at least one shutter member of a pair of shutter members (50), (51) includes a recess portion (75) into which the other butt portion (72a ) is inserted. A space produced between the shutter members (50), (51) of the shutter mechanism (28) comprising the first shutter member (50) and the second shutter member (51) can be reduced as much as possible. The disk cartridge is made dustproof by suppressing dusts or the like from entering a disk compartment in which a disk-like recording medium is accommodated.

Abstract: A disk cartridge in which a pair of shutter members can be opened and closed smoothly and reliably, and a dust-proof property and an airtightness of a large opening portion can be increased by reducing a space between a pair of shutter members and a cartridge housing as much as possible. The disk cartridge comprises a cartridge housing in which a disk compartment is formed between an upper shell and a middle shell by overlapping the upper shell, the middle shell and the lower shell and the middle shell is supported by the upper shell and the lower shell so as to become freely rotatable, an optical disk rotatably stored within the disk compartment and a pair of shutter members attached to the middle shell in such a manner that they can be moved in the plane direction on the same plane. A shutter opening and closing mechanism for opening and closing opening portions by moving the pair of shutter members based rotation of the middle shell.

Abstract: A disc apparatus which can easily perform emergency-ejection operation by using two motors in a cartridge retraction device and a disc loading device. The disc apparatus includes two clutches provided in the middle of gear trains of the two motors which actuate the cartridge retraction device and the disc loading device, respectively, an emergency ejection-operating lever for switching both of the clutches from an engaged to a disengaged state, and an ejecting spring for ejecting a cartridge when both of the clutches are switched from the engaged to the disengaged state.