Optical disc driver
AssigneesHong Fu Jin Precision Ind. (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorXiao-Ling Zhang
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Abstract
An optical disc driver includes a tray (20) and a driver housing (30). A locating cylinder (328) is formed at a rear of the driver housing. A through slot (329) is defined vertically in the middle of the locating cylinder, and divides the locating cylinder into two parts. A locating slot (228) is defined at a rear end of the tray, and an opening (229) is defined between a rear edge of the tray and the locating slot. The width of the opening is wider than that of the locating slot, and the opening broadens as it nears the rear edge of the tray, allowing the locating cylinder to be easily received and guided into the locating slot. This arrangement allows the tray to be firmly positioned in the driver housing.
Claims20
An optical disc driver, comprising:
- a tray comprising a supporting plate and two first side plates extending downwardly from two sides of the supporting plate, a locking portion arranged at an end of the tray, the locking portion comprising a locating slot and an opening;
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- a driver housing comprising a bottom plate and two second side plates formed at opposite sides of the bottom plate, a locking latch being formed on the driver housing;
- wherein the locking latch is received and guided by the opening while being elastically compressed into the locating slot to firmly position the tray in the driver housing.
A disc driver comprising:
- a driver housing defining a locking post extending in a first direction around a rear portion thereof;
- a tray moveable relative to the driver housing along second direction perpendicular to said first direction;
- a locking portion located around a rear portion of the tray and defining a locking space which receives said locking post and imposing a force upon said locking post in a third direction perpendicular to both said first and second directions.
A disc driver, comprising:
- a driver housing;
- a tray moveable relative to the driver housing;
- a locking portion arranged at an end of the tray;
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- a locking latch being formed on the driver housing, a through slot being defined vertically in a middle of the locking latch and dividing the locking latch into two parts, the two parts of the locking latch elastically bendable toward the through slot when the locking latch is received in the locking portion for positioning the tray in the driver housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.