A disc cartridge includes a cartridge body unit having an optical disc (2)
rotatably housed in it and provided with a recording and/or reproducing
aperture (13) for exposing a part of the disc to outside, and a shutter
member (15) slidably carried by the cartridge body member (5). A shutter
opening/closing member (63) provided to a disc drive device (50) slides
on the shutter member. The shutter member also includes an engagement
opening (17a) engaged by the shutter opening/closing member. The shutter
member operates for opening/closing the recording and/or reproducing
aperture. The shutter member includes a collision buffering part (20) for
absorbing the shock of collision against the shutter opening/closing
member.