Disc emergent ejecting mechanism for optical disc drive
AssigneeLite-On It Corporation
InventorsTa Hsiang Wang, Yi Feng Lin, Chien Wei Huang, Yung Han Wu, Chun Ying Wu
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Abstract
A disc emergent ejecting mechanism for an optical disc drive is disclosed that includes a drive motor; a first gear set in meshing engagement with the drive motor; an advancing and retracting member; a second gear set in meshing engagement with the advancing and retracting member; and a clutch assembly including a clutch gear engaged with the first and the second gear sets for transmitting torque from the drive motor to the advancing and retracting member. During a disc emergent ejecting operation, the clutch gear is moved to disengage with the second gear set.
Claims6
A disc emergent ejecting mechanism disposed in an optical disc drive including a disc carrying in/out mechanism for disc loading and unloading, the disc emergent ejecting mechanism comprises:
- a drive motor;
- a first gear set in meshing engagement with the drive motor;
- an advancing and retracting member for actuating the disc carrying in/out mechanism;
- a second gear set in meshing engagement with the advancing and retracting member;
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- a clutch assembly including a clutch gear;
- the clutch gear is in a first position where the clutch gear is engaged with both the first and the second gear sets for transmitting torque from the drive motor to the advancing and retracting member;
- wherein during an disc emergent ejecting operation, the clutch gear is moved from the first position to a second position where the clutch gear is disengaged with the second gear set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.