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Optical disk drive

US8332879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2010
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention provides an optical disk drive that performs a stable lock operation with a small number of components at the time of the insertion of a tray. The optical disk drive has a locking mechanism which engages the inserted tray with the chassis, a reset arm provided in the tray to return the locking mechanism to the initial state, and an engaging boss that is provided in the chassis and is engaged with the reset arm. The tray has a projecting portion for controlling the engagement position between the reset arm and the engaging boss. The projecting portion comes into contact with a back surface of the engaging boss, to control the engaging amount between the reset arm and the engaging boss to be constant.

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