Cartridge for Photosensitive Recording Medium

Abstract

A cartridge (2) contains a recording disk (4) having photosensitivity. The cartridge comprises a cartridge shell (11), a light shielding plate (12) and a shutter (13). The cartridge shell has an internal opening (18) for exposing a central portion and a recording surface of the recording disk to the outside. The light shielding plate is attached to an outer side of the cartridge shell and has an external opening (14) confronting the internal opening. The shutter is slidably disposed between the cartridge shell and the light shielding plate to open and close the internal opening. A lock mechanism locks the shutter in a closed position. For releasing the lock mechanism, it is necessary to slide a first lock member (63), which is exposed through a cavity (72), in a state that a second lock member (64) projecting into a groove (7) is pushed into the cartridge shell.

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