| 摘要 |
An apparatus for loading a disk cartridge is employed in a portable disk drive so as to move the disk cartridge accommodating a disk to a loading position. The loading apparatus includes a tray to receive the disk cartridge, a link mechanism to support and guide the disk cartridge at a predetermined inclined angle while the disk cartridge is initially inserted into the tray, a positioning unit to position the disk accommodated in the disk cartridge on a spindle motor by pushing an upper rear end portion of the disk cartridge as the disk cartridge is in the final stage of the movement to the loading position, a blocking unit to block the disk cartridge to prevent the disk cartridge, once positioned in the tray by the positioning unit, from being separated accidentally from the tray and a withdrawing unit to withdraw the disk cartridge from the tray. The loading apparatus minimizes the number of parts that are moved during the insertion of the disk cartridge by employing the link mechanism, and reduces the wear which may occur while the disk cartridge is being connected to a shaft of the spindle motor shaft by efficiently inserting and positioning the disk cartridge.
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