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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chin-Chuan Huang, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Assignee:
Wistron Corporation, Hsi-Chih, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ;
Abstract
An optical disk drive module installed in a flat panel display personal computer is provided for lifting up and lowering a disk drive. The optical disk drive module includes a chassis module, a drive carrier, a cover, a switch, a control unit, and an electromagnetic switch. When the switch is depressed, the switch will generate a trigger signal, the control unit will receive the trigger signal and generate a corresponding pulse, the pulse will cause the electromagnetic switch to separate from the cover, and then the drive carrier will swing away from the chassis module to lower the disk drive.