Disk drive access door
US7890966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/127
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information management system is disclosed and can include a housing that can have a front panel assembly. The front panel assembly can have a frame formed with an opening and a door adjacent to the opening. Further, the system can include a disk drive within the housing. The disk drive can include an open/close button and a disk drive tray that can movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The door of the front panel assembly can be movable between a closed position in which the disk drive is not accessible, an ejection position in which the open/close button is pressed, and an open position in which the disk drive is accessible and the disk drive tray is in the extended position through the opening.
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