# US 7,613,094 B2 · Optical disc drive

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- Number: US 7,613,094 B2
- Document ID: US7613094B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/367,817
- Filed: 2006-03-03
- Published: 2007-03-01
- Granted: 2009-11-03
- Earliest claimed: 2005-08-25
- Assignees: Inventec Corporation
- Inventors: Chih-Peng Chuang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7613094B2

## CPC

- G11B 33/12: Disposition of constructional parts in the apparatus, e.g. of power supply, of modules
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)

## Abstract

An optical disc drive is provided for being mounted in a predetermined slot of a casing of an electronic device, the slot having a mounting portion for being connected to the optical disc drive. The optical disc drive includes a main body; a transfer board having a connector for connecting the main body to the electronic device and at least one opening formed at a side of the connector; and an insulation plate disposed between the main body and the transfer board, and having at least one connecting portion for passing through the opening of the transfer board to be connected to the mounting portion of the slot of the casing, so as to fix the optical disc drive to the casing of the electronic device. The optical disc drive can easily be assembled to and disassembled from the electronic device without the need of an additional frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An optical disc drive for being mounted in a predetermined slot of a casing of an electronic device, the slot having a mounting portion for being connected to the optical disc drive, the optical disc drive comprising:
a main body;
a transfer board comprising:
a connector for connecting the main body to the electronic device; and
at least one opening formed at a side of the connector; and
an insulation plate disposed between the main body and the transfer board, the insulation plate having at least one connecting portion for passing through the opening of the transfer board to be connected to the mounting portion of the slot of the casing of the electronic device so as to fix the optical disc drive to the casing of the electronic device,
wherein the casing of the electronic device comprises a rear plate that is fixed by the connecting portion passing through the opening of the transfer board to be connected to the mounting portion of the slot of the casing and fix the optical disc drive to the casing of the electronic device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The optical disc drive of claim 1, wherein the optical disc drive is a slim type optical disc drive.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The optical disc drive of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises an input/output port and a plurality of coupling holes, which are formed at a side of the main body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The optical disc drive of claim 3, wherein the transfer board comprises a transfer port corresponding to the input/output port of the main body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The optical disc drive of claim 1, wherein the opening of the transfer board is a notch extended inwardly from a side edge of the transfer board to the connector.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The optical disc drive of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion of the insulation plate is a hook.