Media device with a disc tray moved by two motors
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsErik Yi Zhang, Mark McGarry, Rad Wang
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Abstract
A media device includes a disc tray moved by two motors. The media device includes a disc tray movable along an axis of movement and including a first coupling structure; a first motor operatively connected to a second coupling structure configured for coupling with the first coupling structure to move the disc tray along the axis of movement; and a second motor operatively connected to a third coupling structure configured for coupling with the first coupling structure to move the disc tray along the axis of movement.
Claims20
A media device, comprising:
- a disc tray movable along an axis of movement and including a first coupling structure;
- a first motor operatively connected to a second coupling structure adapted for coupling with said first coupling structure to move said disc tray along said axis of movement;
- and
- a second motor operatively connected to a third coupling structure adapted for coupling with said first coupling structure to move said disc tray along said axis of movement.
A media device, comprising:
- support means for supporting a media diskette;
- first driving means for driving said support means;
- and
- second driving means for driving said support means,
- wherein said first driving means and said second driving means are operated independently of one another.
A method of driving a media disc tray, comprising:
- engaging a media disc tray with a first motor;
- operating said first motor to move said media disc tray into a first zone;
- synchronizing operation of said first motor and a second motor;
- and
- operating said first motor to move said media disc tray into engagement with said second motor whereupon said second motor moves said media disc tray out of engagement with said first motor and into a second zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.