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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042124 | Optical disk drive An optical disk drive includes a body, a tray, a first fastening structure, and a second fastening structure. The body has an opening. The tray is coupled to the body and movable at the opening. The first fastening structure is disposed at the body, and the second f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7793312 | Optical disk drive and notebook computer using the same An optical disk drive (ODD) disposed in the base of a notebook computer is provided. The front end of the tray of the ODD has a panel having a body with a side edge, a guide member and a fastening member. The guide member is connected to the body, and it can move re... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7725908 | Optical disk apparatus In an optical disk apparatus, an ejection lock mechanism includes three (3) arm portions; i.e., a lock arm for locking a tray, being engaged with a lock member provided on a housing, a drive arm, in contact with the lock arm, for moving the lock arm to a position of... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7617506 | Optical disc apparatus An optical disc apparatus has the following arrangements. Specifically, the optical disc apparatus includes a lock pin and a lock arm. The lock pin is disposed on a side of an inner surface of a case of the apparatus, being tapered in a protruding direction thereof.... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7467393 | Slim-type recording and reproducing apparatus having positioning structure for positioning a tray therein A recording and reproducing apparatus includes a tray disposed within an outer casing and movable along a tray moving direction between retracted and extended positions. A positioning structure includes a locking member fixed on the outer casing, and a support membe... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7386867 | Lock mechanism This invention discloses a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism comprises a tray, a locking element, a solenoid, a linked apparatus, a first arm and a boss. The locking element has a protrusion and is rotably fixed on the tray. The solenoid is fixed on the tray and su... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367034 | Disk drive having mechanism to limit tray position during transfer of tray To provide a disk drive having a mechanism to limit position of a tray while being transferred by a simple configuration, guiding parts each having a guide rib and a supporting portion are provided on at least one outer wall on the side facing inside the chassis, an... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363634 | Storage device assembly incorporating ejecting mechanism with safety latch A storage device assembly includes a storage device (40), a cover (30), a button (10) and a bracket (20). The storage device includes a tray (44). The cover defines a button slot (34) and a pair of apertures (38) ther... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363638 | Disk drive with electrostatic discharge structure The present invention is a disk drive with an electrostatic discharge structure including a casing having a hollow space inside, and a tray with a spindle motor, which can freely insert into or pull out from the casing. A chassis covers the bottom of the tray and co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328441 | Optical disc drive An optical disc drive with a positioning mechanism suitable for reading data from an optical disc is provided. The optical disc drive comprises a casing, a tray, a reading module and a rail. The tray is disposed inside the casing. The tray has a first positioning pa... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310804 | Apparatus to load a disc cartridge An apparatus to accommodate and load a disc cartridge in a drive includes a tray on which the disc cartridge is accommodated, a locking lever having a locking hook caught in a groove formed at a side wall of the disc cartridge when accommodated on the tray and which... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305683 | Disk rotation device and disk drive device In a disk rotation device, a box-type housing has an opening at one end, and a tray is attached to the housing and movable between a first position, located outside the housing, where the disk is placed on the tray and a second position, located inside the housing, ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290271 | Optical disk apparatus An optical disk apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing, a tray retractably mounted in the housing, and a bezel 10 adapted to close an opening of the housing 2 when the tray is accommodated in the housing 2. An electrically cond... | 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 |
| 7278146 | Apparatus and method for locking tray of disc drive An apparatus and method for locking a tray to prevent a tray from being broken by an abnormal operation are provided. The tray-locking apparatus for a disc drive comprising a motor, a power supply unit, and a control unit. The motor is driven to move the tray into o... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7249360 | Optical disc driver An optical disc driver includes a tray (20) and a driver housing (30). A locating cylinder (328) is formed at a rear of the driver housing. A through slot (329) is defined vertically in the middle of the locating cylinder, and divides the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237246 | Position adjustment and damper mechanism for an optical disk drive A position adjustment method includes forming a plurality of bores on a tray, forming a plurality of through holes in a mounting plate corresponding to the bores on the tray, installing a plurality of screws into the through holes, and threading a plurality of nuts ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165261 | Locking member for an optical disk drive A locking member for use in an optical disk drive includes a rivet and a hollow element. The hole defined on the chassis of the optical disk drive is sized to receive the rivet, and the rivet extends through the hollow element. The rivet can be fixed on the chassis ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143423 | Dislocation preventing apparatus in disk player A disk player includes: a housing; a motor disposed in the housing; a disk tray having a projecting piece at a rear end on each side edge thereof; and dislocation preventive pieces disposed at a front end side of the housing and projecting from the housing so as to ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143422 | Slim optical disc drive A slim optical disc drive in a portable computer, includes a main body, a tray, and a front panel. The main body includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The tray is installed in the main body to be loaded and/or unloaded and includes a spindle motor to rotate an ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7117511 | Car-mounted disc player A car-mounted disc player with an elastically supported drive unit including a turntable and a pickup; a clamper-supporting member rotatably supporting a clamper; a clamp mechanism for activating the clamper-supporting member to move toward or away from the drive un... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7093268 | Flexible wiring plate and an electronic device for recording and/or playing back information using the flexible wiring plate A flexible wiring plate includes a first wiring plate connected to a connector of a member of a fixed side (chassis), a second wiring plate connected to a connector of a member of a movable side (slide), and a third wiring plate connecting the first wiring plate to ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088643 | Magneto optical disc drive having insertion restricting and locking portions A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing signals on and/or from a recording medium includes a recording and/or reproducing portion for recording and/or reproducing signals on and/or from the recording medium, a carrying portion for c... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076789 | Disk recording or playback device having a retractable tray with a positioning mechanism for preventing a slider from inadvertently moving laterally A positioning mechanism for preventing a slider from inadvertently moving laterally comprises a projecting wall provided on a lower surface of a tray and having a first wall extending forward and a second wall extending from the first wall toward a direction orthogo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073183 | Locking mechanism of disk device Provided is a locking mechanism of a disk device in which the impact resistance performance can be improved easily at a low cost. In the locking mechanism, a locking pin is provided in a casing and, at the same time, provided in a tray are a locking lever supported ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7069563 | Disc data storage apparatus with structure for preventing cracked disc from jetting out The present invention relates to a disc data storage apparatus with a structure for preventing cracked discs from jetting out. The disc data storage apparatus has a tray for receiving a disc, a cover and a housing. The cover has a first portion and a second portion.... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055158 | CD drive magazine locking apparatus An improved locking apparatus for a CD drive magazine having its locking alley designed to have a free top and an entrance to admit a locking rod; a wider gradation being disposed at the cross section of the locking alley; a flange being provided at the top of the l... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043740 | Optical disc drive which can firmly fix its tray module within its housing An optical disc drive includes a housing, a positioning shaft fixed on the housing, and a tray module. The tray module includes a tray installed inside the housing with the ability to slide, a solenoid fixed on the tray for providing magnetic force, a latch installe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017167 | Disc recording and/or reproduction apparatus A disc type recording and/or reproducing apparatus automatically performs the opening and closing of a shutter provided on a cartridge housing an optical disc in its case, and prevents the above-mentioned opening and closing mechanism from affecting the cartridge af... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996834 | Disk drive with ejection apparatus A disk drive with an ejection apparatus having a locking pin and a latch is provided. The locking pin is movably disposed on the tray while the latch is rotatably disposed on the housing. The latch includes a blocking part and a guiding part. When a tray is received... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993775 | Tray locking apparatus of disc drive A tray locking apparatus of a disc drive to lock a tray on which a disc is placed and which is inserted into a main body of a disc drive. The tray locking apparatus includes a locking boss provided at the main body, a locking plate installed at the tray to slide and... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981270 | Plunger-latch mechanism for optical disk drive A plunger-latch mechanism for an optical disk drive has a plunger type solenoid, a plurality of resilient members, a connecting member, a latch, a wedge and a rotary member. While the tray is pushed into the casing, a mutual movement between the rotary member and th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6954936 | Tray locking apparatus of optical disk drive and optical disk drive adopting the same A tray locking apparatus of an optical disk drive including a fixed frame and a tray that moves in and out of the fixed frame to load and unload a disk. The tray locking apparatus includes a first locking portion provided on the fixed frame, and a first lever, that ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6886175 | Collapsible locking mechanism for an optical disk reading device A locking mechanism for a disk reading device has a body, and an absorber provided on the body for absorbing impact energy. The absorber can be implemented in the form of an elastic material on the body of the locking mechanism, or by providing one or more hollowed ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6826764 | Disc device with self-hold solenoid in eject/lock mechanism A disc device can easily install an eject/lock mechanism of self-hold solenoid type into a narrow space inside it, and by omitting some mechanisms of the structures, the cost can be lowered, and the malfunction frequency is therefore reduced. The disc device operate... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6772424 | Locking and ejection mechanism for disk drive A disk drive has a tray with a chassis secured to the tray, the tray and the chassis being housed inside a housing. The disk drive includes a slide mechanism that is positioned between the chassis and the tray, and which is movable independently from the chassis. Th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 5805552 | Disc cartridge loading apparatus A disc cartridge loading apparatus of simple construction smoothly and securely loads and unloads a disc cartridge. The disc cartridge loading apparatus includes a main slider supported so as to be freely slidable on a chassis. A cartridge holder is suppo... | 09/08/1998 |
