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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 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
A tray locking device of an optical disc drive is adapted to lock and release a tray. The optical disc drive has an optical head engaged to a lead screw and driven to be moved by the lead screw. The tray locking device includes: a pushing member, disposed on the optical head; a first stop portion, disposed on the tray; a latching hook, adapted to latch and release a pin; and a transmission assembly, disposed between the pushing member and the latching hook and having a lever element and a weight block, wherein the lever element is movably disposed on the tray and has a second stop portion, and the first stop portion and the second stop portion can be coupled with each other.