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Mouse device with a built-in printer
A mouse device for use as an input device of a computer is provided that includes a housing in which recording paper is loadable, and a printer unit provided within the housing for printing on the recording paper print information received from the computer.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181192 | Disk apparatus and disk drive unit including a lock mechanism that is released only when the display unit is in a closed state A disk apparatus includes: an apparatus body including a disk drive portion for housing a disk medium having an information recording surface and for recording and/or reproducing information; and a lid body including a display for displaying information, and closed ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8042129 | Disk recording and/or reproducing device A disk recording and/or reproducing device includes a disk tray having a concave disk housing portion for putting in and taking out a disk-like recording medium; a tray housing case supporting the disk tray so as to be movable in a direction in which the disk tray i... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032901 | Disk device and electronic apparatus An optical disk drive includes a device body. A turntable is disposed on the device body, for rotating a disk. There is an optical pickup head for reading and/or writing of data with the disk. A multi-segment cover assembly is shiftable between a folded position and... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7844982 | Optical pick-up and optical recording/reproducing apparatus with a protective cover The present invention provides an optical pick-up device and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus both of which can realize (i) a stable component accuracy, (ii) improvement in productivity, and (iii) low cost, without damaging an optical disk. The optical pic... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7496937 | Safety device and storage medium player having the same A storage medium player includes a base defining a medium-receiving area, a driving device mounted in the base for driving a medium, a cover pivotably attached to the base adjacent one side of the medium-receiving area, and a safety device mounted in the base adjace... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7467397 | Disc player A disc player is provided. The disc player includes a driving device, a chassis and a cover. The driving device is for driving a disc. The chassis, which accommodates the driving device, has a bottom surface for supporting the disc player and a top surface opposite ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7444651 | Casing for optical disk player A casing (10) for an optical disk player includes a body (14) for housing a disk playing mechanism, and a top lid (12). The top lid is closable downward to a closed position for covering at least part of the body, and is openable upward to an op... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434239 | Disc player with opening and closing mechanism A disc player includes a base, a lid rotatably pivoted to the base, and an opening and closing mechanism secured to the base. The opening and closing mechanism includes a compression spring providing a restoration force and a pushing button for applying a pushing fo... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7428122 | Hermetically sealed disk drive with low height An assembly structure low in height and suitable for downsizing and for high hermeticity sealing in a micro hard disk drive is provided. Burrings projecting toward a top cover and having an internal thread cut are formed on a base plate where the top cover is screw-... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428741 | Optical storage capable of reducing power consumption In an optical storage, a base is defined in a bottom of a space which receives a disk. A drive unit is mounted on the base for turning the disk around a drive axis. A shroud is defined in a side of the space, and a cover is defined in a top of the space. The cover h... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424725 | Optical disk player An optical disk player with improved opening and closing of a door, transport of a tray, and an improved pivoting structure of a chassis to pivot a turntable. The optical disk player includes: a body; a tray to move in and out of the body so as to transport an optic... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7375922 | Mounting apparatus for data storage device A mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device (10) defining a number of fixing apertures (101) includes a bracket assembly (20), and a number of resilient gaskets (30). The bracket assembly comprises a first bracket (210)... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7369404 | Mounting apparatus for storage device A mounting apparatus for holding a storage device (10) defining apertures (122) in sidewalls (12) thereof includes a bracket (20), and a cover (30) rotatably attached to the bracket, and a pair of thumbscrews (40) securing t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7356827 | Disk cartridge A disc cartridge is provided. The disc cartridge includes an optical disc and a main cartridge body unit rotatably housing the optical disc. A lateral surface of the main cartridge body unit as an inserting end of the main cartridge body unit into the recording and/... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356826 | Disk player casing with buffered lid A casing (10) for a disk player includes a housing (12), a lid (14) movable with respect to said housing between an open position and a closed position, and a resilient member (64). The housing houses a disk playing mechanism of said disk... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340755 | Disc drive apparatus A disc drive apparatus having a simple configuration and allowing a user to put a disc into and take it out from the apparatus with ease includes a lid and a tray incorporated into a cabinet of a disc drive, so as to be able to turn and, when the lid is opened or cl... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337450 | Electronic apparatus When a sliding plate slides forward by the rotating force of a motor, the lower part of a movable member is driven and the movable member set in a vertical state moves forward with the vertical state maintained, and the movable member is then rotated and inclined. W... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334238 | Optical disc device having fixing parts for directly fixing a frame of the optical disk device to an electronic device The present invention includes a frame, an optical pick-up module fixed to the frame and a circuit board forming a control circuit fixed to the frame. The frame has fixing parts to other members. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331053 | Optical disc drive enclosure An optical disc drive enclosure for enclosing an optical disc drive, the optical disc drive enclosure comprises a cover and a panel. The cover comprises a top wall with at least one catch formed on a lower surface of the top wall. The panel is secured to a front of ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7293273 | Slim-type disc drive A slim-type disc drive comprising a casing, a hinge cover and an elasticity element is provided. The casing has an indentation section and a hole, wherein the indentation section is for accommodating a CD. The hinge cover is pivotally connected to the casing and is ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287697 | Optical reader having a color imager The present invention relates to an optical reader that includes a color imaging assembly that generates color imaging data. There is described an optical reader that can associate an acquired color image with additional data. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286343 | Lock mechanism for digital disc player A digital disc player includes a main body, a lid pivotally connected to the main body, and a latch mounted on the main body. The lid defines a recessed portion at one corner thereof and a hook is formed at the recessed portion. The latch includes a base through whi... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284252 | Locking mechanism for external optical disk drive The present invention provides a locking mechanism for an external optical disk drive. The locking member is positioned on the upper housing to release or lock the cover. The cover has a projection extending downwardly from its front end and three journals are integ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277273 | Equipment cabinet providing full access to equipment housed therein A cabinet (10) that provides full access to equipment (12) mounted therein broadly comprises a housing (13) for housing the equipment (12), an access door (24) for selectively protecting the equipment (12), a rack (40... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266830 | Lock mechanism for digital disc player A lock mechanism for a digital video player includes an elastic component, a switch, a main body, and a lid pivotally connected to the main body. The switch forms a switch button, a catch and a post for supporting the elastic component. The main body includes a cove... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254821 | Dustcover device for data storage devices A dustcover device for protecting an optical disk drive (20) having a tray (22) includes a bezel (30), a dustcover member (40) and a coil spring (50) mounted to between the bezel and the dustcover member for driving the dustcover t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247089 | Automatic recirculation airflow damper An automatic recirculation airflow damper for use in electronic enclosures utilizing multiple air moving devices to cool electronic components within the enclosure. When an air moving device is removed, the damper automatically closes an orifice associated with the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7197754 | Apparatus for detecting the open and closed status of an optical disk drive An apparatus for detecting an external optical disk drive's open/closed status. The apparatus includes an upper housing, a cover, a solenoid valve sub-assembly, a solenoid valve base, a solenoid valve, a hook device, a torsion spring, an elastic plate, a lower housi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7127728 | Front panel driving apparatus A front panel driving apparatus for a car audio system comprises a main chassis, a slider base fitted inside the main chassis, and a slider. A plurality of roller structures are provided for promoting a more stable motion of the slider. The roller structures are for... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127727 | Tray locking mechanism used in an optical disk drive An optical disk drive includes a main body and a tray. A tray locking mechanism includes a base fixed to the tray, a locking device installed on the base for combining with or separating from a stop pin of the main body, a transmission device installed on the base f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7099113 | Disc braking device A disc braking device is utilized in an optical disc drive. The disc braking device is installed on a disc tray of an optical disc drive. Without being affected by an covering component or the location of the disc braking device, the disc braking device makes a disc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089572 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a lid body turnable with respect to the apparatus main body and having a display portion for displaying information, and a lid body turnably supporting mechanism for turnably supporting the lid body with respe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7000762 | Illuminated CD jewel box A compact disc (CD) jewel box is described in which a multifunction light is positioned within the cavity space defined by the CD storage compartment and the CD support tray. The CD jewel box is illuminated with light from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) po... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6964057 | Case for disk device for reproducing or recording information A case of a disk device includes a case body, having a bottom plate and a pair of side plates extending upright respectively from opposite side edges of the bottom plate, a lid member, provided substantially parallel to the bottom plate, and is connected to the two ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6948177 | Portable CD-player with built-in CD storage mechanism A portable CD player having a body and a first access interface providing access to a CD playing apparatus within the player body, and a second access interface to a storage compartment also within the player body. The storage compartment spatially supports a CD sto... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941568 | Optical disk drive assembly An optical disk drive assembly. A top housing, cover, tab, solenoid switch base, solenoid switch, hook, and torsion spring work to enable securing and opening of the cover, rotatably connected to the top housing with a front edge. The tab protrudes from the front ed... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6930727 | Protection-cover opening/closing mechanism for recording/playback apparatus A protection-cover opening/closing mechanism for a digital still camera includes an electromagnet having stator around which an electromagnetic coil is formed and a movable member, a first lever to which the movable member is pivotally attached at a first end portio... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6868547 | Consumer replaceable data player door A portable data player and or recorder having a door which can be easily assembled or disassembled from a casing of the disk player. The door is fitted with brackets which, in a wide open angular position of the door, can slide in a first direction along hinges of t... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6817023 | Disk device A disk device includes a housing in which a disk is provided, a disk support member for supporting the disk in the housing so that the disk can be rotated, and a driving part for rotating the disk support member, wherein the housing includes an air intake part for i... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6798600 | Recording medium reproducing apparatus with retractable lid covering medium insertion port A recording medium reproducing apparatus includes a mechanical deck, a lid body, a first moving member, a second moving member, and a synchronization member. The mechanical deck has one end turnably supported by a chassis and the other end having a recording medium ... | 09/28/2004 |
