Electrostatic discharge device and method for media devices
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBrian L. Bickford, Dwight A. Howard, David J. Clute, Brian R. Newlon
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Abstract
A player for a media unit. The player includes a front plate formed of metal and having an opening configured to receive a media unit. The player also includes a cover mounted over the opening and having a slit. The slit is aligned with the opening and configured to allow the media unit to pass through the cover and enter the opening. The cover includes an electrical conductor that contacts the front plate and is in electrostatic communication with the slit. The conductor conducts electrostatic charge from the media unit to the front plate as the media unit passes through the slit. The media unit may be a CD, DVD, memory stick, minidisc or the like.
Claims20
A player for a media unit comprising:
- a front plate formed of metal and having a media unit receiving opening configured to receive a media unit;
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- a cover mounted over said media unit receiving opening and having a media unit receiving slit, said media unit receiving slit aligned with said media unit receiving opening and configured to allow the media unit to pass through said cover and enter said media unit receiving opening, said cover including an electrical conductor, said conductor contacting said front plate and in electrostatic communication with said media unit receiving slit, said conductor conducting electrostatic charge from the media unit to said front plate as the media unit passes through said media unit receiving slit.
A media system for playing or accessing a memory storage unit comprising:
- a player adapted to play a unit, said player including a front plate formed of metal and having an opening for receiving the unit;
- a dust cover positioned over said opening and having a slit, said slit aligned with said opening and configured to allow the unit to pass through said dust cover and enter said opening;
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- an electrical conductor, said conductor contacting said front plate and in electrostatic communication with said slit, said conductor conducting electrostatic charge from said unit to said front plate as said unit passes through said slit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.