Disk drive
AssigneePioneer Corporation
InventorYouichi Konno
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Abstract
A disk drive includes a main unit and an outer case (2). The main unit includes a disk-driving unit for rotating a disk, a data-reproducing unit for reproducing data from the disk, and a drive unit for moving the data-reproducing unit relative to the disk. The outer case (2) has a top wall (3a) and a rear wall (3c). The top wall (3a) opposes the main unit. The rear wall (3c) extends from the rear edge of the top wall (3a), is gently inclined and covers the rear part of the main unit. The rear wall (3c) serves as a guide when the disk drive is inserted into a slot of an apparatus. In addition, the metal plate used to form the outer case (2) can be smaller than otherwise.
Claims4
A disk drive comprising:
- a main unit which comprises a disk-driving unit for rotating a disk, a data-reproducing unit for reproducing data from the disk, and a drive unit for moving the data-reproducing unit relative to the disk;
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- an outer case which has a horizontal plate opposing the main unit and an inclined plate extending from a rear edge of the horizontal plate, gently inclining and covering the rear part of the main unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.