To provide a disk chucking mechanism capable of easily removing an optical disk with a simple configuration, a disk drive device and a holding mechanism.
A disk chucking mechanism relating to one embodiment of the present technology includes a turntable and a release member. The turntable has a mounting part having a center hole to mount a disk thereon, a fitting part formed in the mounting part to be fittable to the center hole, a holding part provided in the fitting part to hold the disk fitted to the fitting part on the mounting part, and a driving source having a rotating shaft fixed to the mounting part. The release member has an operation part projecting to the outside of the fitting part to be movable toward the fitting part, a movable part arranged between the mounting part and the holding part to be able to press the disk mounted on the mounting part in the direction of separating from the mounting part, and a support part for connecting the operation part and the movable part and supported by the turntable to be capable of converting the movement of the operation part into movement of the movable part in the direction.
AOYAMA TAKASHI
Ori Akira
Teppei Nakamura
Nozomi Yoshida
Ayako Kaneko
Shintaro Kanayama