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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Jui-chiang Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Jui-Chiang Lin, Hsinchu, TW;
Lite-On It Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An optical disc drive including a housing, a disc exchanger, a data processing module, an optical disc cassette, a cassette ejector and at least an elastic element is provided. The disc exchanger is disposed inside the housing to operate within an operating range. The data processing module is disposed within the operating range inside the housing. The optical disc cassette is suitable for being set up within the operating range and has at least one hollow. The cassette ejector is disposed on the housing. The elastic element is disposed inside the housing. When the optical disc cassette is stationed inside the housing, a distance is kept between the elastic element and the hollow. The elastic element is disposed on an ejection path of the hollow. The elastic element is suitable for lodging inside the hollow of the optical disc cassette when the optical disc cassette is ejected from the housing.