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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2012
Cheng-chung Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Yung-han Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Sz-shian He, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-chun Tsao, Hsinchu, TW;
In-shuen Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Cheng-Chung Hsu, Hsinchu, TW;
Yung-Han Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Sz-Shian He, Hsinchu, TW;
Ming-Chun Tsao, Hsinchu, TW;
In-Shuen Lee, Hsinchu, TW;
Lite-On IT Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
An optical disc drive is provided. The optical disc drive includes a housing having a protruding pin, an optical head engaged to a lead screw, a tray slidably disposed in the housing and a tray locking device disposed on the tray. The tray locking device includes a pushing member, wherein the pushing member and the optical head are driven by the lead screw to move, a latching hook used to latch and release the protruding pin, and a transmission assembly disposed between the pushing member and the latching hook. The transmission assembly has a driving portion disposed on a moving path of the pushing member, wherein the pushing member pushes the driving portion so that the transmission assembly is actuated and drives the latching hook to release the protruding pin.