Abstract: A latch mechanism for securing an expansion card assembly in a computer chassis includes a lever, a stop member, a rotary latch, a first biasing structure, and a second biasing structure. The lever includes a latching end and an opposing pinned end. The stop member extends from the pinned end. The rotary latch is connected to the latching end and includes a receiving chamber and a hook structure. The hook structure includes a notch for receiving a stop pin. The first biasing structure extends from the lever into the receiving chamber and is configured to urge the rotary latch into a locked position. The second biasing structure is configured to urge the lever about the pinned end to an open position.

Abstract: A button mechanism includes a base, a button and two resilient components. The base includes an accommodating slot structure and two guiding pillars, the pillars are disposed by sides of the accommodating slot structure. The button includes a pressing portion and two supporting portions. The pressing portion is movably disposed inside the accommodating slot structure. The supporting portions are respectively disposed by opposite sides of the pressing portion. A first end of the supporting portion is connected to the pressing portion, and a second end of the supporting portion is slidably disposed on the guiding pillar. Two ends of the resilient component respectively contact against an optical disk driver and the supporting portion. The supporting portion slides relative to the guiding pillar to compress the resilient component, and a resilient recovering force of the resilient component drives the supporting portion to slide relative to the guiding pillar inversely.

Abstract: A slide cover is curved such that a central portion thereof in a front and rear direction is positioned higher than a front edge and a rear edge thereof. A disk accommodation section in which an optical disk is to be disposed is covered with the slide cover which is positioned at a closed position. A rotational driving portion configured to be fitted in a center hole of the optical disk to rotate the optical disk is provided on the disk accommodation section. With this electronic apparatus, the cost can be reduced, and an installation operation of an optical disk by a user can be facilitated.

Abstract: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material molded to provide details to accept audio devices and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips.

Abstract: A frame module is adapted to be disposed in a housing of a computer for fixing first and second electronic devices. The computer includes a motherboard unit with a socket connector. The frame module includes a frame body having top and bottom surfaces adapted to be connected respectively to the first and electronic devices. An adaptor board includes a board body connected transversely to a rear edge of the frame body and having an edge connector adapted to be inserted into the socket connector, and first and second electrical connectors for electrical connection with the first and second electronic devices, respectively.

Abstract: A casing structure of an optical disc drive (ODD) includes an ODD case body and a panel part. The ODD case body includes a body and an embedded portion, where the embedded portion is located on the body and has a combination hole. The panel part includes a panel and a positioning portion, where the positioning portion is located on the panel and includes a positioning post and a limit part, the positioning post is disposed on the embedded portion and embedded in the combination hole, so that the panel is fixed to the body, and the panel and the limit part clamp the body. The panel masks a part of the body.

Abstract: A front panel of an optical disc drive is provided. The optical disc drive further includes a LED indicator for displaying a working status of the optical disc drive. The front panel includes a light-transmissible zone corresponding to the LED indicator. A thickness of the light-transmissible zone is smaller than an average thickness of the front panel. The light-transmissible zone is integrally formed with the front panel.

Abstract: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture is bifurcated into a first board carrying common circuit components in a surface mount configuration suitable for high volume production, and a second board carrying application specific circuit components in a wave soldered stick mount configuration.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to an optical disc drive, which includes a tray, a front cover fixed to the tray, and an eject key. The tray has a control surface facing the ejecting direction and an ejection switch disposed thereon. The front cover has a base portion and a switch opening formed thereon. The eject key has a control portion, an abutting portion connected to the control portion, and at least one elastic member. The control portion is slidably disposed on the outer surface of the front cover toward a first direction diagonal to the ejecting direction. The elastic member is disposed in between the control portion and the front cover. The control portion can be displaced toward the first direction in causing the abutting portion to generate a horizontal displacement parallel to the ejecting direction toward the ejection switch. The instant disclosure also describes an ejection mechanism.

Abstract: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture is bifurcated into a first board carrying common circuit components in a surface mount configuration suitable for high volume production, and a second board carrying application specific circuit components in a wave soldered stick mount configuration.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first main body and a disc drive. The disc drive is received in the first main body. The disc drive includes a second main body, a driving element, and a laser assembly. The second main body is rotatably received in the first main body. The driving element is arranged on the second main body for driving a disc. The laser assembly includes a laser slidably received in the first main body. The disc drive is in a use state when the second main body is rotated to cause the driving element to face the laser.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a disk drive unit, a first casing and a second casing. The disk drive unit is provided inside the electronic apparatus and has an insertion slot into which a disk medium is to be slid or placed. The first casing covers an upper side of the disk drive unit and includes a cover portion covering an upper edge of the insertion slot. The second casing joins to the first casing and provides a housing portion housing the disk drive unit.

Abstract: An optical disc drive to prevent entry of dust through a front side of a tray and includes a housing including a first opening, a shielding member disposed to shield the first opening at a distance from a front side of the housing, and including a second opening, and a tray inserted in the first and the second openings to shield the second opening and loaded into and unloaded from the housing. Thus, since sponge or padding is not dedicatedly used, cost can be saved. In addition, since the manufacturing process is simplified, productivity can be improved.

Abstract: An optical disk drive with a protection design against a broken disk comprises the following devices of: a chassis; an upper cover mounted above the chassis and having a bended part on a front end thereof; a tray mounted between the chassis and the upper cover for supporting an optical disk; a faceplate mounted on the front end of the upper cover; a door mounted on the front end of the tray; a double-layered retaining plate having a first retaining plate and a second retaining plate located respectively on both front and rear sides of the bended part. The bended part is located behind the faceplate, and a space is formed between the bended part and the faceplate.

Abstract: An ejecting mechanism capable of preventing an accidental touch is disposed in a housing having a tray and used for ejecting the tray out of the housing. The ejecting mechanism includes a tray ejecting button and a front cover. The front cover is disposed at the housing and located at the ejecting direction of the tray. The front cover has a sliding key including a pressing body and a triggering body connected to one end of the pressing body. When the pressing body drives the triggering body to slide until the triggering body aligns to the tray ejecting button, the pressing body is capable of being forced to drive one end of the triggering body to trigger the tray ejecting button to eject the tray.

Abstract: A disk apparatus includes: an apparatus body including a disk drive portion for housing a disk medium having an information recording surface and for recording and/or reproducing information; and a lid body including a display for displaying information, and closed and opened with respect to the apparatus body in such a way that the display is postured face down and up. The apparatus body further includes: a drive-portion cover which is movable in a bottom direction of the apparatus body and inserts and ejects the disk medium into and from the disk drive portion; and a lock hook and a cover hook locking the disk medium housed in the apparatus body. A locking state of the lock hook and the cover hook is kept when the lid body is in the open state with respect to the apparatus body.

Abstract: An optical disk drive includes a cassette mechanism and a protective structure. The protective structure includes a protective member. The protective member includes a protective portion with a passage that can deform to increase the width of the passage when an optical disk enters the passage, and returning to the original width of the passage when the optical disk has passed through the passage.

Abstract: A panel attachment structure for a disk tray includes an attachment frame, a decoration panel, a spring body, a restricting mechanism and a positioning mechanism. The attachment frame is non-movably coupled to a front end portion of the disk tray. The disk tray is movable between an ejected position and a retracted position through a tray opening of a cabinet. The decoration panel is movably coupled to the attachment frame. The spring body includes a compression coil spring. The spring body elastically couples the decoration panel to the attachment frame and biases the decoration panel against the attachment frame. The restricting mechanism restricts displacement of the decoration panel relative to the attachment frame. The positioning mechanism selectively positions the decoration panel relative to the attachment frame in a predetermined position and releases the decoration panel from the predetermined position when the disk tray is retracted to the retracted position.

Abstract: A slot-in type disk apparatus includes a base body and a lid forming a chassis sheath. A front surface of the chassis sheath is provided with a bezel formed with a disk-insertion opening. The bezel includes lid pawls projecting toward the lid from the bezel which is generally parallel to the disk-insertion opening. The bezel also includes steps formed on both sides of the lid pawls. The lid includes lid-side holes which are engaged with the lid pawls, respectively, and includes lid-side projections formed on both sides of the lid-side holes. In a state in which the lid pawls are engaged with the lid-side holes, the lid-side projections abut against the steps.

Abstract: An optical disk drive with a protection design against a broken disk comprises the following devices of: a chassis; an upper cover mounted above the chassis; a tray mounted between the chassis and the upper cover for supporting an optical disk; a faceplate mounted on the front end of the upper cover and having a first inclined plane; a door mounted on the front end of the tray and having a second inclined plane with a gap opposite to the first inclined plane for forming an inclined directed channel between the faceplate and the door.

Abstract: A disk unit-integrated display includes a door member opening and closing when projecting and housing a disk tray, and including a door portion and an arm portion for rotating the door portion, and a housing including an opening for projecting and housing the disk tray and a plurality of operating portions. The plurality of operating portions of the housing are arranged at a height position to overlap with the arm portion, in a region other than a region in which the arm portion located on a lower side end of the door portion is arranged, so as to hold the arm portion therebetween.

Abstract: A disk apparatus includes a chassis, a disk tray and a tray panel unit. The tray panel unit includes a panel main body and a spring body. The spring body has a coil part, a pair of end attachment parts and a middle attachment part. An axial direction of the coil part is aligned with a width direction of the tray panel unit. The pair of end attachment parts extends from both axial ends of the coil part, respectively. The end attachment parts are fixedly coupled to one of the panel main body and a front end part of the disk tray. The middle attachment part is provided to an axial middle portion of the coil part. The middle attachment part is fixedly coupled to the other of the panel main body and the front end part of the disk tray.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus, comprising an optical disk drive having an eject button for opening/closing a disk tray and a first controller for controlling the eject button. A tray open/close button controls the disk tray. A second controller controls the disk tray. A mechanism for operating the eject button of the optical disk drive, is disposed within a housing of the electronic apparatus and is operated from outside of the housing.

Abstract: A disk device includes: a front panel; a bottom chassis, including: a bottom plate, having a first end and a second end; and a side plate, formed on the first end, the side plate formed with a first through hole; a connecting member, having a first wall formed with a second through hole and a second wall coupled with the front panel; a hook portion, formed on the first wall so as to extend in a first direction and engaging with the side plate; a screw, fitted into the first through hole and the second through hole thereby coupling the first wall and the side plate; a first engaging member, formed on the side plate; and a second engaging member, formed on the connecting member, and engaging with the first engaging member such that movement thereof in at least the first direction is restricted.

Abstract: An optical disc device includes a conductive member of a bezel assembly with openings formed by a plurality of parting lines, and gaskets are attached to the upper and lower sides of the conductive member using conductive adhesion bond.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a front panel, a strip-shaped decorative member and a projecting portion. The front panel is provided to the housing. The strip-shaped decorative member has a predetermined width and is arranged on the front panel. The projecting portion is integrally formed with the strip-shaped decorative member and includes a surface inclined in a depth direction at a position having a predetermined distance from a front edge of a lower surface of the strip-shaped decorative member. The strip-shaped decorative member including the projecting portion is attached to the front panel while the surface inclined in the depth direction being exposed to a front side.

Abstract: To assuredly determine whether a shutter pinches a disk in a disk device including a shutter at a disk insertion slot. A shutter control device 10 includes a pinch determining unit 14 that determines whether the disk is pinched by the shutter based on a position of the shutter during a process of closing the shutter, and a sensitivity changing unit that sets sensitivity of determination to be high as ambient temperature of a shutter driving mechanism increases.

Abstract: An optical disc case, in which an optical disc is stored, wherein a face cover portion and a rear-face cover portion are connected so as to be rotated with the end portion side of each of the principal faces thereof as the center, and are configured so as to form a box-shaped appearance when the face cover portion and the rear-face cover portion are closed such that the respective principal faces of the face cover portion and the rear-face cover portion face each other, the case including: a protruding holding portion, configured to fit into a central hole formed in the optical disc to hold the optical disc, provided to the inner side of the principal face of the rear-face cover portion; and a booster antenna to which a first antenna and a second antenna are connected configured to relay a signal sent/received from one antenna to the other antenna.

Abstract: An optical drive bezel assembly for coupling to an optical drive. The optical drive bezel assembly includes a functional bezel having a first opening to receive an optical disk and a first plurality of attachment features. The functional bezel is coupled to the optical drive. A disk guide is rigidly coupled to the functional bezel. A cosmetic bezel has a second opening to receive the optical disk and a second plurality of attachment features. The cosmetic bezel is rigidly coupled to the functional bezel. A cosmetic screen is attached to the cosmetic bezel. The first opening and the second opening are in alignment.

Abstract: An electrical device cabinet includes a cabinet body, a front panel, and a positioning mechanism. The cabinet body has an open front end. The front panel is formed by a resin molding, and is mounted to the front end of the cabinet body. The positioning mechanism includes a concave portion disposed at the cabinet body and a convex portion disposed at an inner face of the front panel. The positioning mechanism positions the front panel in a lateral direction with respect to the cabinet body by mating the concave portion and the convex portion. The convex portion is formed in a hollow shape and is covered by an outer face of the front panel from a front side of the front panel.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus, in which a disc insertion slot of car audio equipment can be opened and closed by a shutter member to prevent foreign substances, dust and the like from entering the disc insertion slot and in which a liquid crystal display portion is covered with the shutter member to turn off the illumination when driving at night. The reproducing apparatus includes a disc insertion slot in a front panel and a liquid crystal display portion below the disc insertion slot, in which a shutter board for opening and closing the disc insertion slot is provided on the front surface of the front panel and when the disc insertion slot is open, the liquid crystal display portion is covered with the shutter board to turn off the illumination of the liquid crystal display portion.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus that is protected from theft, and is provided with panels having excellent operability and viewability. The apparatus comprises a hosing, and a first panel and second panel provided on the front face side of the housing. An operation section is provided on one face of the first panel, a display section is provided on one face of the second panel, and a panel cover that can hide the front face of the housing is provided on the other face of the first panel. A slider is provided in the housing, and the slider is movable in forward and backward directions of the housing.

Abstract: A dustproof member for a memory card slot includes a housing provided with an inserting slot for receiving the card, a cover including a main body for covering the inserting slot, the main body comprising a pivotal side pivotally assembled with the housing and a rotary side opposed to the pivotal side, and at least one spring. The rotary side can rotate about the pivotal side when the card is inserted in or withdrawn, and the spring applies elastic force on the cover for pushing the cover to a station covering the inserting slot.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus comprises an optical disk drive having an eject button for opening/closing a disk tray and a first controller for controlling the eject button. A tray open/close button controls the disk tray. A second controller controls the disk tray. A mechanism for operating the eject button of the optical disk drive is disposed within a housing of the electronic apparatus and is operated from outside of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for expanding capacity of a data cartridge storage and handling apparatus includes a modification to permit a second data cartridge storage and handling apparatus to be added to the system at a position to permit exchange of data cartridges via a pass-through opening. A pass-through box is added in one of the storage and handling units, the pass-through box having a portion shaped like a cartridge so that it is gripped by a gripper of a cartridge shuttle. A second part of the pass-through box holds a cartridge so that the shuttle can hold the pass-through box in a position to extend the cartridge it is holding into the other storage and handling apparatus. A marking system is provided to ensure proper spacing of the units from one another. A connection and control coordinates the operation thereof. The pass-through box is installed by being inserted in a replacement storage magazine.

Abstract: In order to alleviate the contact pressure on a contact portion between both surfaces of a disc D and felts 25 in disc ejection, an upper end and a lower end of a slot 3a on the backside of a front bezel 3 are formed with an upper recess 27 and a lower recess 28 that receive the pushed-over upper and lower felts 25. Also, the pushed-over felts 25 are received in the upper recess 27 and the lower recess 28, so that the contact pressure on the contact portion between both surfaces of the disc D and the felts 25 can be decreased.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an optical drive and a second housing. In this case, the optical drive has a first housing, a circuit board, a first button, and a second button. The circuit board is disposed in the first housing. The first button is disposed on the first housing and the first button electrically connects with the circuit board. The optical drive is disposed in the second housing. The second button electrically connects with the circuit board with a wire. The second button, which controls the optical drive, is disposed on the second housing.

Abstract: A door opening structure for a car multimedia system includes a housing, a front panel provided on a side thereof with an opening and combined with the housing, a trim plate combined with the front panel and a door configured to selectively open and close the opening while sliding along the trim plate.

Abstract: Drive bezels for computer storage systems are disclosed. An exemplary system may include a drive device operable to read and write data on a storage cartridge. A first drive bezel may be provided for the drive device, the first drive bezel fitted with a sensor arm to detect insertion and removal of the storage cartridge during operation in an automatic mode. A second drive bezel may also be provided for the drive device, the second drive bezel fitted with an eject button to remove the storage cartridge from the drive device during operation in a manual mode.

Abstract: An optical disc case, in which an optical disc is stored, wherein a face cover portion and a rear-face cover portion are connected so as to be rotated with the end portion side of each of the principal faces thereof as the center, and are configured so as to form a box-shaped appearance when the face cover portion and the rear-face cover portion are closed such that the respective principal faces of the face cover portion and the rear-face cover portion face each other, the case including: a protruding holding portion, configured to fit into a central hole formed in the optical disc to hold the optical disc, provided to the inner side of the principal face of the rear-face cover portion; and a booster antenna to which a first antenna and a second antenna are connected configured to relay a signal sent/received from one antenna to the other antenna.

Abstract: A visualized indicator is applied to a slot-in optical reproducing apparatus. By providing a display window on the housing of the apparatus and a visualized indicator inside the housing, a first portion or a second portion of the visualized indicator can be alternatively shown through the display window to tell if a disk is inside the apparatus or not.

Abstract: An optical disc drive includes an electro-conductive chassis, a tray, a bezel and an electro-conductive sheet. Wherein, the electro-conductive chassis has an opening portion. The tray is disposed inside the electro-conductive chassis for carrying an information storage medium and can move into and from the electro-conductive chassis, and the bezel is disposed at a front edge of the tray. In addition, the electro-conductive sheet is disposed between the front edge of the tray and the bezel, and substantively covers the opening portion of the electro-conductive chassis. As the tray stays inside the electro-conductive chassis, the electro-conductive sheet is in contact with the electro-conductive chassis. Consequently, the electro-conductive sheet is able to reduce the electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated during the operating of the optical disc drive. Further, the electromagnetic wave leakage damaging human health is also prevented.

Abstract: The driving mechanism has an instrument body formed with a recording medium inserting slot for inserting a recording medium into the instrument body. The driving mechanism moves a first operation unit and a second operation unit between a first position for covering the recording medium inserting slot and a second position for exposing the recording medium inserting slot. The driving mechanism includes a first turnable supporting member turnably fitted to the instrument body for supporting the first operation unit, a first drive device for turning the first turnable supporting member, a second supporting member for supporting the second operation unit, a second turnable supporting member turnably fitted to the instrument body for supporting the second operation unit, and a second drive device for turning the second turnable supporting member.

Abstract: A disc drive apparatus according to the present invention has a tray formed of an optically transparent material and has disc receiving portions. The tray is movable in an ejection and a retraction direction with respect to a casing. A light source is mounted inside the tray at the ejection direction side thereof. The light source emits light toward the ejection direction of the tray to cause the light to propagate within the optically transparent material from the retraction direction side through the ejection direction side of the tray with respect to the disc receiving portion.

Abstract: A plurality of switches are pressed by a single switch operating member. A disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus has a switch mechanism operable when a pair of turn arms is turned so as to be spread away from each other by a disk inserted from a disk slot. The switch mechanism includes a plurality of switches, a rotary cam rotatable in ganged relation to angular movement of the turn arms, and a switch operating lever interposed between the rotary cam and the switches for successively pressing the switches in response to rotation of the rotary cam.

Abstract: A disc drive apparatus according to the present invention has a tray formed of an optically transparent material and has disc receiving portions. The tray is movable in an ejection and a retraction direction with respect to a casing. A light source is mounted inside the tray at the ejection direction side thereof. The light source emits light toward the ejection direction of the tray to cause the light to propagate within the optically transparent material from the retraction direction side through the ejection direction side of the tray with respect to the disc receiving portion.

Abstract: A front panel (1) for an optical disc drive includes a main body (2) having an aperture (25) and a plurality of first fixing elements (26) adjacent to the aperture, and an operating unit (3) received in the aperture. The operating unit has two operating buttons (32, 33) adapted to control corresponding circuits of the optical disc drive, a fastening frame (30) fastened on the main body, and two elastic arms (35) interconnecting the operating buttons and the fastening frame. The fastening frame includes a plurality of second fixing elements (31) adapted to force-fittingly engage with the first fixing elements.

Abstract: An electrical device cabinet includes a cabinet body, a front panel, and a positioning mechanism. The cabinet body has an open front end. The front panel is formed by a resin molding, and is mounted to the front end of the cabinet body. The positioning mechanism includes a concave portion disposed at the cabinet body and a convex portion disposed at an inner face of the front panel. The positioning mechanism positions the front panel in a lateral direction with respect to the cabinet body by mating the concave portion and the convex portion. The convex portion is formed in a hollow shape and is covered by an outer face of the front panel from a front side of the front panel.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a cage (10), a side panel (20) and a fastening device (100). The fastening device includes a cover (40) attached to the side panel, an actuator (60), a locking member (70), and a coil spring (50). The cover includes an end plate (43) having an aperture (46) and a base (41) having a through hole (47). The actuator includes a shaft (65). The locking member includes a cantilever arm (74) and lock block (73) having a wedge (75). The actuator is slidably received in the cover with the shaft fixing the coil spring therearound and extending through the aperture. The locking member is located in the cover, the wedge is extendable into the through hole of the base. The actuator can drive the wedge upwardly and downwardly to engage with the cage for releasing and securing the side panel from and to the cage.

Abstract: In a disc drive apparatus, provided in the front face thereof is a changeover switch for changing over settings between a master and a slave in working of disc drive apparatus. Changeover switch is electrically connected to a substrate in the interior thereof by a cable. A cover is provided near the front face of changeover switch so as to cover it. A prescribed lock mechanism is provided to cover so that cover is neither opened erroneously nor changed over in operation of disc drive apparatus. A previous locking of lock mechanism is cancelled in a state where disc drive apparatus in out of operation, thereby enabling changeover between settings of a master and a slave in working. With such a construction adopted, a disc drive apparatus is obtained in which change over is easily performed between settings of a master and a slave in working thereof and a set state thereof is immediately confirmed.