Sheet metal frame construction for a disk apparatus

A frame construction for a disk apparatus into which a cartridge accommodating a recording medium is loaded, a driving unit for driving the recording medium loaded in the disk apparatus and a head carriage having a head for recording/reproducing information on/from the recording medium being provided in said frame construction, said frame construction comprising:

• a frame body formed of a bent metal plate, said frame body having a base, at least one side plate and a back plate, said side plate and said back plate being bent perpendicularly to said base, said side plate and said back plate lying perpendicular to each other, said driving unit and said head carriage being mounted on said base;
• said frame construction having a fixing member integrally formed with said frame body for connecting said side plate and said back plate so that said side plate and said back plate are fixed to each other, said fixing member comprising a first fixing portion comprising a portion of said side plate bent perpendicular to said side plate, and a second fixing portion comprising a portion of said back plate bent to extend substantially perpendicular to said first fixing portion, said first fixing portion and said second fixing portion having first and second parts, respectively, that overlap each other, each of said first and second parts of said first and second fixing portions having a through-hole, the through-holes of said first and second parts of said first and second fixing portions being aligned with each other, said aligned through-holes containing a fastening means for joining said first and second fixing portions together.