Patent · US Expired

Clumping mechanism for securely holding a disc in an optical disk player

US6046975A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1996
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/056
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical includes a tray on which an optical disc is placed, a mechanism for driving the tray, a clamp for pressing the optical disc, and a housing for housing the tray therein. A clamp lever is pivotally hinged on the tray in order to retain the clamping and an elastic member for pressing the clamp is fixed to an opposite end of the clamp lever.

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