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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8064312 | Disk accommodating device, disk apparatus and electronic apparatus A disk accommodating device for accommodating a disk includes a housing on which an opening portion for allowing the disk to be accommodated into a disk accommodating section therethrough is formed, and a lid member for closing up the opening portion. The housing ha... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7957246 | External optical disk drive assembly The present invention discloses an external optical disk drive assembly, which comprises a slim internal optical disk drive including a first transmission port; and an external module being disposed outside the slim internal optical disk drive and electrically coupl... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7948849 | Removable storage device with vibration reduction structure A removable storage device includes a base including a first frame and a second frame connected to a first frame. A containing space is formed on the second frame. A first connector is disposed on an end of the second frame. A height difference is formed between the... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7663999 | Disc drive apparatus and electronic appliance A disc drive apparatus is adapted to be driven when incorporated into a host appliance provided with a see-through section and comprises a disc receiving section for receiving a disc-shaped recording medium, a disc rotary drive mechanism for driving the disc-shaped ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7405941 | Storage array with enhanced RVI suppression A carrier and associated methodology for removably supporting a plurality of data storage devices as a multiple disc array in a distributed storage system. The carrier defines attachment features for fixing each of the data storage devices to the carrier preventing ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7382608 | Retaining device for assembling drive bracket A retaining device includes a computer cage (30), a drive bracket (20) for receiving a storage device, a displacing assembly (40) movably combining the drive bracket and the computer cage together. The displacing assembly includes a first fixing... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7315447 | Electronic apparatus and hard disk drive housing apparatus A system for mounting a hard disk drive inside an electronic apparatus in such a way that the hard disk drive is isolated from vibration and noise and heat generated by the hard disk dive is radiated to a cover of the electronic apparatus to prevent overheating. A f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312983 | Expansion socket for digital video devices This invention provides an expansion socket for a digital video device, which is located under a side of a housing of the digital video device in a laptop. By configuring the expansion socket and the digital video device, it may form a box-like shape. The expansion ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7269103 | Switch device, data-processing apparatus and playback apparatus A tape-shaped switch (500) is provided on a base part (410). Coil springs (460) support a ring-shaped rotational drive section (450) on the position opposed to the switch (500), biasing the same away from the base part (410)... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7260046 | Clamper guider in slot-in drive A clamper guider in a slot-in drive comprises a sheet body, a lower section at the lower side of the sheet body is disposed at the front end of the sheet body; a rear section pivotally connected to a ceiling plate of a chassis is disposed at the rear end of the shee... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7239593 | Magnetic disk device and electronic apparatus for mounting the magnetic disk device thereto A magnetic disk device is removable from an apparatus body includes a case, a driving unit, and a connector. The driving unit is installed in the case, and includes a magnetic disk and a rotary driver for rotationally driving the magnetic disk. The connector connect... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200001 | Data storage cartridge with hard drive and alignment feature A data storage cartridge includes a housing and a hard drive. The housing defines an access window and at least one alignment feature. The hard drive is maintained within the housing. The hard drive has at least one electrical connection point, and the at least one ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187543 | System for optimal vibration isolation of disk drives in a data storage device A system for dampening vibrations of a plurality of disk drives in such a way that the packaging density of disk drives is optimized. This is achieved by attaching a device for dampening vibrations to a population set of disk drives. The population set of disk drive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7167360 | Hard disk drive housing apparatus and electronic apparatus In a hard disk drive (HDD) or an electronic apparatus in which the HDD is wrapped with a foam resin sheet with a noise absorption effect and a metal outer casing to thereby damp noise, a sub-assembly wrapping body incorporating therein the HDD wrapped with a wrappin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7093877 | Gutter mounted deck lid hinge A link assembly forming a 6 bar linkage is integrally combined with a spring having a laterally coiled strand to form a hinge that is particularly well adapted to be installed in a small footprint. Such a unit is well adapted for installation within a peripheral cha... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092251 | Vibration isolating disk drive receiving stations and chassis used in the manufacture and/or testing of hard disk drives A chassis for receiving a plurality of disk drives includes a plurality of disk drive receiving stations. Each station is configured to carry out testing and/or servo writing operations on a received disk drive. Each station includes a base, a nest assembly and a pl... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089495 | Video enhanced gravemarker A tombstone for communicating audio and visual data related to the deceased from the tombstone to a user, the tombstone comprising an indicia bearing and viewing portion, a visual display, an audio transmitter for communicating sound waves to a user, data related to... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7079380 | Shock and vibration isolation system An assembly for isolating a mechanically sensitive electronic component, such as a computer hard drive, from shock and vibration, such as in a mobile vehicle application. The assembly is comprised of springs connected to the component, and a cage surrounding the com... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6967832 | Drive bay cover and eject bracket A novel door for an access opening in an electronic component housing includes a bracket pivotally connected to the housing, and a cover elastically mounted to the bracket. In a particular embodiment, the bracket includes a wing spring for biasing the cover to the b... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6944869 | Optical drive A compact disk player includes a housing, an optical drive and a flash card reader. The housing has an internal chamber for accommodating the compact disk drive and the flash card reader, and a panel provided with a plurality of apertures. One of the apertures is fo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934957 | Recording medium driving device A driving device includes a holder movably carried by a chassis and adapted for transporting a disc cartridge that the holder holds between an insertion/ejection position and a loading position, and an ejection lever for ejecting the disc cartridge from the holder. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6789259 | Recording media unit A recording media unit includes a slot through which a recording media is inserted into and ejected out of the recording media unit, a first shutter, attached to the recording media unit, that closes the slot in a state where the recording media is not accommodated ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785896 | Locking mechanism of external optical disk drive A locking mechanism of an external optical disk drive. The locking mechanism of an external optical disk drive with a cover and an upper housing comprises a curved extension portion, a fixing support, a gear mount, a motor, and a switch. The curved extension portion... | 08/31/2004 |
| 4870630 | Desk with removable program playing device Disclosed herein is a desk with a removable program playing device. As contemplated, the present invention includes desk structure including a plurality of drawers which may be utilized to store various items. At the rearwardmost portion of the desk, a pa... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4725903 | Shield for video and audio cassette recorder door A shield is provided to cover the gap between the door of a video cassette recorder and the top of the recorder to prevent dust from passing through the gap. The shield is preferably configured as a rectangular frame and is secured to the door by POST-IT ... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4541028 | Hand-held transducing device for insertable records A hand-held transducing device for magnetically recording upon and playing from stationary records of a type adapted to be carried on back of a photograph or the like employs a rotating head for transducing information with respect to the record and means... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4524438 | Record player with hinged dust cover In a record player comprising a housing and a hinged dust cover, a hinge device is formed by a hinge wall and an abutment which are integral with the housing and spaced from each other. An end portion of a first limb of a hinge coil spring acts against th... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4493069 | Phonograph A phonograph cover is coupled to a tone arm assembly such that movement of the cover to its open position automatically retracts the needle of the tone arm assembly from the record in any selected position of the tone arm assembly on the record playing po... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4447900 | Automatic video disc inverting mechanism A video disc player having a base and a protective cover pivotally hinged on the base and adapted to be opened and closed to permit a disc to be inserted or removed from the rotary drive assembly is provided with a device for automatically turning over a ... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4437178 | Record player An improved phonographic record player in which a plurality of phonographic records mounted on a changer spindle are arranged to be positively held to be horizontal by a record presser movably mounted in a dust cover of the record player.... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4424606 | Hinge for opening and closing a dust cover This invention deals with a hinge for opening or closing a dust cover of record players, which, in order to keep the hinge body from being exposed, to prevent the opened dust cover from excessively projecting rearwardly and to stably sustain the dust cove... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4415069 | Braking device for the cover of a chamber in a recording and/or reproducing apparatus A braking apparatus for the cover of a chamber in a recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a stationary plate, a shaft connected to the plate and extending in a direction perpendicular therefrom, an actuating disc arranged on the shaft for rotati... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4410971 | Front loading record player A reproducing apparatus for information-carrying records, which apparatus comprises: a housing with an opening for inserting such records, which opening is situated at housing front, a drive mechanism for the rotary drive of the records about an axis of r... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4399528 | Automatic eject apparatus for a self-contained record player Automatic eject apparatus is provided for a self-contained record player, that is, a record player of the type having a housing, a carrier movable into and out of the housing, a turntable mounted on the carrier and a tone arm pivotably supported on the ca... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4358841 | Video disc player having stylus protecting apparatus The video disc player includes a selectively-actuated stylus arm lifter. When the player is in the PLAY mode, a forward bias is applied to the lifter electromagnet to cause it to lower the stylus on the record. When the player is disposed in the record LO... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356594 | Friction hinge having a balancing spring A friction hinge arrangement for the hinged connection of a cover to a base, for example a record player base, comprises a hingeable friction member, which is mounted between the limbs of a friction member whose limbs are urged towards each other with the... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4303999 | Phonograph having an improved tone arm assembly The object of this invention is to provide an improved phonograph having an improved tone arm assembly and structure associated therewith for automatically returning the tone arm to its rest position when the phonograph cover is closed. The improved tone ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4211421 | Video disc player having adjustable end-of-play switch A player, such as a video disc player, includes a signal pickup carriage, which carries a travel-limit switch and which is translated during playback toward the turntable center in correlation with the speed of rotation of the turntable. The player is pro... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4193164 | Rear hinge for holding lid of record player to console A rear hinge arrangement for holding the lid of a record player to the console. A lock plate is affixed to the rear top portion of the console, said lock plate having a defined receptacle portion to receive and hold an insert component of an attaching mem... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4127882 | Change-over mechanism for recording media, especially for floppy disks A change-over mechanism for disk-shaped recording media, especially for magnetic films in a sleeve, is provided with a magazine and with selector, transport and drive mechanisms which can provide any desired access to any recording medium and permit troub... | 11/28/1978 |
