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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Mao-Huai Weng, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Chia-Chang Wu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Po-Yao Chen, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Deryi Wu, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Ping-Hua Lien, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Acard Technology Corporation, Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
Disclosed is an automated disk-ejection apparatus for use in a disk system. The disk system includes a disk box for housing a disk drive, and the auto-ejection apparatus comprises: a handle for pulling out or pushing back the disk box; a pushing mechanism for pushing the handle; and a control circuit for controlling the pushing mechanism. The featured disk apparatus is designed such that while the disk box needs to be pulled out in order for loading or replacing the disk drive, the pushing mechanism is activated to push the handle. The handle can thus be rotated along the pivot into an inoperative state, for subsequently to be pulled for withdrawing the disk box. Moreover, another embodiment of the present invention relates to using a pushing mechanism to push a rotatable panel of a disk box.