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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 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 Technology Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A tray locking device adapted to an optical disc drive for locking and releasing a tray is provided. The optical disc drive has an optical head connected to a lead screw and driven to move by the lead screw. The tray locking device includes a pushing member driven to move by the lead screw, a latching hook for locking and releasing a protruding pin, and a transmission assembly configured between the pushing member and the latching hook. The transmission assembly includes a first rod and a second rod movably configured in the tray. The first rod has a first driving portion, and the second rod has a second driving portion. When the transmission assembly is located at an initial position, the first driving portion is located on a moving path of the pushing member, while the second driving portion is not located on the moving path of the pushing member.