Optical recording/reproducing apparatus with label printing feature
AssigneeToshiba Samsung Storage Technology Korea Corporation
InventorsMyung-Ryul Choi, Yong-Bom Jon, Chang-Gi Ahn, Byung-Hoon Chung, Nag-Eui Choi
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Abstract
An optical recording/reproducing apparatus includes an optical disc drive unit for recording/reproducing information with respect to a recording surface of an optical disc, a label printer module for printing a label on a label surface of the optical disc, and an optical disc support apparatus separated from the optical disc during recording/reproduction of the information, and supporting the optical disc to allow the label surface of the optical disc to be located at a printable position with respect to the label printer module during printing of the label.
Claims19
An optical recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening configured to receive an optical disc;
- an optical disc drive unit positioned within the housing and configured to record/reproduce information with respect to a recording surface of the optical disc and support the optical disc during the recording/reproduction of the information;
- a label printer module positioned within the housing and configured to print a label on a label surface of the optical disc;
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- an optical disc support apparatus positioned within the housing, configured to be separated from the optical disc during recording/reproduction of the information, and configured to support the optical disc during printing of the label, such that the label surface of the optical disc is located at a printable position with respect to the label printer module;
- wherein, while the optical disc is received in the opening, the optical disc drive unit is configured to support the optical disc during the recording/reproduction of information and the optical disc support apparatus is configured to support the optical disc during printing of the label.
An optical recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing comprising an opening configured to receive an optical disc;
- an optical disc drive unit positioned within the housing and configured to record/reproduce information with respect to a recording surface of the optical disc and support the optical disc during the recording/reproduction of the information;
- a label printer module positioned within the housing and configured to print a label on a label surface of the optical disc;
- and
- an optical disc support apparatus positioned within the housing, configured to be separated from the optical disc during recording/reproduction of the information, and configured to support the optical disc during printing of the label, such that the label surface of the optical disc is located at a printable position with respect to the label printer module;
- wherein:
- while the optical disc is received in the opening, the optical disc drive unit is configured to support the optical disc during the recording/reproduction of information and the optical disc support apparatus is configured to support the optical disc during printing of the label;
- the optical disc support apparatus comprises an active support unit configured to move to a position to support a side portion of the optical disc during the label printing;
- and
- the active support unit comprises:
- a side stopper provided at a tray where the optical disc is placed, and that is configured to move to support the side portion of the optical disc during the label printing;
- and
- a solenoid configured to operate the side stopper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.