Disc cartridge having a stopper member that protrudes toward a disc window
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTeruyuki Takizawa, Yoshito Sazi, Kuniko Nakata, Hironori Okazawa
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AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTeruyuki Takizawa, Yoshito Sazi, Kuniko Nakata, Hironori Okazawa
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A disc cartridge according to the present invention includes a cartridge body, a shutter and a stopper member. The cartridge body includes a disc storage portion, a chucking opening and a head opening. The disc storage portion has a disc window and a bottom and stores a disc, having first and second sides, therein so that the disc is rotatable in the disc storage portion and that the first side of the disc is exposed. The shutter is supported to, and movable with respect to, the cartridge body between the second side of disc and the bottom of the disc storage portion so as to expose or cover the chucking opening and the head opening. The stopper member protrudes toward the disc window to prevent the disc from dropping down through the disc window while the shutter opens.
A disc cartridge comprising:
The disc cartridge of claim6, wherein the stopper member is formed integrally with the shutter by way of a flexible member or elastic member.
The disc cartridge of 9, wherein the stopper member includes a first convex portion or a first sloped portion while the shutter includes a second sloped portion or a second convex portion, the first convex portion and the second sloped portion or the first sloped portion and the second convex portion contacting with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.