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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Byoung-young Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Byoung-young Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A slim optical disc drive in a portable computer, includes a main body, a tray, and a front panel. The main body includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The tray is installed in the main body to be loaded and/or unloaded and includes a spindle motor to rotate an optical disc and an optical pickup to record information on and/or reproduce information from the optical disc. The front panel is combined with a front side of the tray. A front end of the upper frame is supported by the front panel so that the upper frame is distorted downward by a load.