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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
May. 05, 2003
Hui-chu Huang, Taipei, TW;
Hui-Chu Huang, Taipei, TW;
Lite-On It Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An optical disk drive assembly. A top housing, cover, tab, solenoid switch base, solenoid switch, hook, and torsion spring work to enable securing and opening of the cover, rotatably connected to the top housing with a front edge. The tab protrudes from the front edge of the cover in the middle, and defines an opening. The solenoid switch base is disposed on the top housing and comprises a torsion spring and a spring support and defines a shaft opening. The solenoid switch is inserted at the solenoid switch base and comprises a pivot and a tension spring disposed on the pivot. The hook comprises a hook shaft, and the hook pivots on the solenoid switch with the hook shaft accommodated in the shaft opening. The torsion spring is disposed at the spring support of the solenoid switch base to open the cover.