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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Cheol-woong Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Hag-ryeol Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Cheol-woong Ahn, Seoul, KR;
Hag-ryeol Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An optical disc drive includes a chassis assembly formed of metal and grounded, a tray supporting an optical disc and installed capable of sliding in and out of the chassis assembly, a cover-deck formed of metal and attached on a lower surface of the tray, an eject switch provided on a front surface of the tray to unlock the tray which is inserted in the chassis assembly and locked therein, an eject button provided in front of the tray to press the eject switch, a bracket formed of metal, provided between the eject switch and the eject button, and having a lead formed at one end portion thereof and contacting the cover-deck, and a static electricity discharge wire electrically connecting the cover-deck and the chassis assembly, wherein static electricity generated when the eject button is pressed sequentially flows through the bracket, the cover-deck, and the chassis assembly, and flows out to ground.