| 摘要 |
<p>An optical head (67) and a magnetic head (65) for magnetooptical disk recording/reproduction are placed between sliders (66a to 66d) that serve to form narrow air gaps (68) between the heads and a disk. When air flows in directions tangential to tracks because of the rotation of a disk (61), the pressure in the air gaps increases, and the disk surface can be kept at a predetermined position so that the pressure in the vertical direction of the disk (61) becomes uniform. This construction is effective for a thin disk having a substrate thickness of not greater than 0.85 mm. A disk cartridge (101) effective for a thin disk includes a roller member (111) which engages with the disk periphery. Radial protuberances (157a and 157b) are formed on the inner surface of the cartridge so as to regulate the air flow between the cartridge and the disk surface. The disk substrate (10) accomodated in the cartridge is thicker in the periphery (12) than the recording region (14) to increase rigidity.</p> |
