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US 7,257,823 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for preventing damage due to media faults in discs spinning at high speeds
AssigneeCreative Technology Ltd
InventorsChng Huang Kiang, Chiang Kwong Pui
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Abstract
A system that prevents fragments of a disc from escaping from a drive. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the system comprises a drive and a fragment barricade affixed within the drive. The fragment barricade is positioned within the drive so as to prevent fragments of the disc from escaping from the drive.
Claims14
A disc drive at least to read a disc, the drive comprising:
- a substantially planar and rectangular front side including an opening through which the disc is displaceable;
- a fragment barricade mounted within the disk drive and including an elongate member positionable proximate the front side so as to prevent fragments of the disc from escaping from the front side of the drive;
- and
- an assembly movable between a first position in which the disc is received by the assembly via the opening, and a second position in which the elongate member is positioned between the disc and the front side and intersects a plane in which the disc operatively rotates.
1 more element
An enclosure comprising:
- an optical disc drive at least to read an optical disc;
- a substantially planar and rectangular front side including an opening through which the optical disc is displaceable;
- a fragment barricade mounted within the disk drive and including an elongate member positionable proximate the front side so as to prevent fragments of the optical disc from escaping from the front side of the optical drive;
- and
- an assembly movable between a first position in which the disc is received by the assembly via the opening, and a second position in which the elongate member is positioned between the disc and the front side and intersects a plane in which the disc operatively rotates.
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A method of preventing fragments of a disc from escaping from a drive, the method comprising:
- providing a drive including a substantially planar and rectangular front side including an opening through which the disc is displaceable;
- providing a fragment barricade mounted within the disk drive and including an elongate member;
- and
- moving an assembly between a first position in which the disc is received by the assembly via the opening, and a second position in which the elongate member is positioned between the disc and the front side and intersects a plane in which the disc operatively rotates.
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A disc drive at least to read a disc, the drive comprising:
- means for providing a substantially planar and rectangular front side including an opening through which the disc is displaceable;
- means for providing a fragment barricade mounted within the disk drive and including an elongate member;
- and
- means for moving an assembly between a first position in which the disc is received by the assembly via the opening, and a second position in which the elongate member is positioned between the disc and the front side and intersects a plane in which the disc operatively rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.