DISK DRIVE

摘要

A disk drive reads and writes information on a flexible magnetic disk stored in a rigid disk cartridge (8). The drive contains apparatus for loading and registering the cartridge in the drive without the assistance of a loading tray or cartridge carrier. A disk drive spindle (16), recording head (18) and cartridge position registration pins (42A) all protrude into the insertion path for the cartridge above support edges (41). The spindle and pins are shaped and positioned so that the cartridge will not strike the recording head as it is inserted. Spring-biased plates (40) bias the cartridge down against the spindle and the registration pins. When the cartridge is fully inserted, it snaps into a registered position on the edges (41) over the pins, the spindle and the recording head.