Disk device including a lifting frame for disk handling
US7814508B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/051
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disk drive is loaded with a disk set in a chuck position upon entry through an insertion slot by automatic loading. A lifting frame is movable between high and low positions in an opening of a base panel. A disk driving unit is disposed on the lifting frame for chucking and rotating the disk. A leading segment is connected with the lifting frame, and raises a distal end of a periphery of the disk from the insertion slot by forming a slope. The leading segment extends in the insertion direction of the disk, and has an end positioned beside the disk driving unit. The end of the leading segment is kept higher than an upper surface of the lifting frame when the lifting frame is in the low position.
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