Computer with an improved disk drive eject button actuation assembly
US5852546A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/187
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer in which a disk drive is mounted in the computer chassis. An actuation assembly is provided for actuating the disk drive and includes an arm that engages and actuates the eject button of the disk drive upon movement of the actuation assembly and the arm in a first direction. A button is provided in the cover for the chassis which, when manually pressed, engages the actuation assembly causing movement of the actuation assembly and the arm in the first direction to actuate the eject button. The arm is configured to engage and actuate eject buttons having different sizes and/or at different locations.
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