Optical disk drive comprising dust removing apparatus
US7836463B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/1446
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disk drive which includes a main frame, an upper case coupled to an upper portion of the main frame, and a tray slidably installed on the main frame to carry a disk. The optical disk drive also includes a plurality of projections arranged on at least a top surface of the tray to remove dust contained in air flowing inside the optical disk drive, and a dust adsorbing filter is attached to a surface of each of the projections to adsorb and/or collect dust contained in air passing through an area where the projections are arranged.
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