Patents by Inventor Jeung-rak Lee

Jeung-rak Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8572637
    Abstract: A disk loading apparatus includes a disk selecting unit rotatable through a rotating angle which corresponds to a size of an inserted disk, a pair of guide arms that are spaced from the disk selecting unit and are rotated by the disk, a small diameter loading lever that is rotated by one of the guide arms, a large diameter loading lever that is moved by the guide arms, a slide cam unit that is moved by the small diameter loading lever or the large diameter loading lever, and a chuck unit which is disposed between the guide arms and the disk selecting unit and is operated by the slide cam unit to chuck the disk. The small diameter loading lever and the large diameter loading lever are disposed at a same height above the guide arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-tae Park, Jeung-rak Lee, Young-yun Seol
  • Publication number: 20120185882
    Abstract: A disk loading apparatus includes a disk selecting unit rotatable through a rotating angle which corresponds to a size of an inserted disk, a pair of guide arms that are spaced from the disk selecting unit and are rotated by the disk, a small diameter loading lever that is rotated by one of the guide arms, a large diameter loading lever that is moved by the guide arms, a slide cam unit that is moved by the small diameter loading lever or the large diameter loading lever, and a chuck unit which is disposed between the guide arms and the disk selecting unit and is operated by the slide cam unit to chuck the disk. The small diameter loading lever and the large diameter loading lever are disposed at a same height above the guide arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-tae PARK, Jeung-rak LEE, Young-yun SEOL
  • Patent number: 7757243
    Abstract: An optical disc drive, including a main frame a tray disposed such that the tray is to be inserted into or ejected from the main frame to load or unload a disc and a tray holding unit to press bias the tray, when the loading/unloading of the tray is completed, so as to restrict the vertical and lateral movement of the tray when the loading/unloading of the tray is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Hong Kyun Yim, Yong Hoon Lee, Jae Yong Eum, Jeung Rak Lee
  • Patent number: 7451464
    Abstract: A disk player has a tray capable of moving in and out of a player body. A driving unit moves the tray. A lift unit selectively engages or disengages the driving unit and raises a turntable receiving a disk loaded by the tray thereon. A spindle motor rotates the turntable. A damping unit reduces loads and impacts during movement of the lift unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-kyun Yim, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Jeung-rak Lee
  • Patent number: 7437743
    Abstract: An optical disk drive which decreases unit costs and reduces the size of a product. The optical disk drive includes a frame, a base chassis rotatably installed on the frame, a spindle motor and a pick-up device installed on the base chassis, a tray moving into and out of the frame when a disk cartridge is mounted on the tray, a loading device for operating the tray and the base chassis, and a disk cartridge recognizing device for sensing whether or not recognition holes formed through a disk cartridge case are opened or closed to display data of the disk cartridge. The disk cartridge recognizing device includes switches fixed to a front part of the frame, and a switch operating portion for operating the switches according to whether or not the recognition holes are opened or closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeung Rak Lee, Hong Kyun Yim
  • Patent number: 7424725
    Abstract: An optical disk player with improved opening and closing of a door, transport of a tray, and an improved pivoting structure of a chassis to pivot a turntable. The optical disk player includes: a body; a tray to move in and out of the body so as to transport an optical disk; a chassis installed to pivot inside the body; an optical pickup, which is installed to be able to move back and forth in the chassis, to record/reproduce information onto/from the optical disk that is rotatably placed on the turntable; a cover installed on a front of the body, the cover including: a door holder with an aperture through which the tray moves; a door to be able to slide along the door holder so as to open and close the aperture; and a cam driving device to activate the tray, to pivot the chassis, and to open and close the door by sliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-kyun Yim, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Jeung-rak Lee
  • Patent number: 7421719
    Abstract: A disc recording/reproducing apparatus includes a main frame, a disc cartridge including a case with an opening on a bottom thereof to expose a disc-type recording medium and a window on a sidewall thereof, a shutter mounted in the case to expose and cover the opening, a rotary wheel operating in association with the shutter, and a latch unit formed at one side of the case to control rotation of the rotary wheel, a tray mounting the disc cartridge and moving with respect to the main frame, a shutter opening/closing unit connected to one side of the main frame, a rack member of a cantilever type contacting with the rotary wheel, and first and second connection ribs connected to a static part of the shutter opening/closing unit, and a cam guiding the rack member distanced in relation to or from the latch unit, during shutter opening/closing operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeung-rak Lee, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Hong-kyun Yim
  • Patent number: 7237249
    Abstract: A disk drive including a tray on which a disk cartridge is mounted and is loaded into and unloaded from a main body; a guide formed on the tray; and an opening and closing member installed to be elastically connected to the guide. The opening and closing member has a second gear that rotates a rotating wheel by meshing with a first gear; and a first protrusion formed on one end of a second gear and to temporarily rotate the rotating wheel so that the first and second gears can mesh. The guide pushes the first protrusion during loading/unloading of the tray so that the first protrusion and the latch do not come in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-yong Eum, Yong-hoon Lee, Jeung-rak Lee, Hong-kyun Yim
  • Publication number: 20060282841
    Abstract: A disc recording/reproducing apparatus including a main frame; a tray, mounted to reciprocate on the main frame, having a disc loading part at an upper surface thereof to mount a disc cartridge or a bare disc; a shutter opening/closing unit mounted to the main frame to expose and cover an opening of the disc cartridge according to the reciprocation of the tray; and a cam unit to guide an opening/closing operation part toward the disc loading part when the disc cartridge is loaded on the tray, and to release the guide of the opening/closing operation when the bare disc is loaded on the tray. Alternatively, the disc recording/reproducing apparatus may include a shifting unit to move the opening/closing operation unit toward the disc loading part when the disc cartridge is loaded on the tray, and to separate the opening/closing unit from the disc loading unit when the bare disc is loaded on the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeung-rak Lee, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Hong-kyun Yim
  • Publication number: 20060277557
    Abstract: A disc recording/reproducing apparatus includes a main frame, a disc cartridge including a case with an opening on a bottom thereof to expose a disc-type recording medium and a window on a sidewall thereof, a shutter mounted in the case to expose and cover the opening, a rotary wheel operating in association with the shutter, and a latch unit formed at one side of the case to control rotation of the rotary wheel, a tray mounting the disc cartridge and moving with respect to the main frame, a shutter opening/closing unit connected to one side of the main frame, a rack member of a cantilever type contacting with the rotary wheel, and first and second connection ribs connected to a static part of the shutter opening/closing unit, and a cam guiding the rack member distanced in relation to or from the latch unit, during shutter opening/closing operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Jeung-rak Lee, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Hong-kyun Yim
  • Publication number: 20060161933
    Abstract: A disk player has a tray capable of moving in and out of a player body. A driving unit moves the tray. A lift unit selectively engages or disengages the driving unit and raises a turntable receiving a disk loaded by the tray thereon. A spindle motor rotates the turntable. A damping unit reduces loads and impacts during movement of the lift unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Hong-kyun Yim, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Jeung-rak Lee
  • Publication number: 20060026611
    Abstract: An optical disc drive having a vibration preventing device includes a main frame having sidewalls and a rear wall and guide rails inside the sidewalls; a disc tray with supporting steps to move to a disc loading/unloading position while supported by the guide rails to slide; and four elastic guides to absorb vibration of the disc tray by external impact and/or disc rotation by pressing and supporting the disc tray from up to down elastically, the elastic guides formed in the sidewalls to confront each other with a predetermined space. Since the elastic guides support the disc tray by pressing the disc tray in both sides of the back and front from up to down, the vibration of the disc tray may be prevented effectively. Although the disc tray is ejected to a disc unloading position, the disc tray is not shaken because the disc tray is still supported by two elastic guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeung-rak Lee, Young-bok Lee
  • Publication number: 20060015885
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disk recording/reproducing apparatus including: a body of the disk recording/reproducing apparatus; a disk tray mounted to be come in and out of the body, the disk tray including a seat unit in which a disk cartridge is safely seated; a cartridge holder movably mounted to the disk tray, to come in and out of the seat unit, the cartridge holder contacting and supporting the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit; an elastic member for pressing the cartridge holder to the seat unit; and a clamp mounted to operate in association with the disk tray when the cartridge is moved, the clamp clamping the disk cartridge safely seated in the seat unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeung-rak Lee, Young-bok Lee
  • Publication number: 20050177840
    Abstract: An optical disk player with improved opening and closing of a door, transport of a tray, and an improved pivoting structure of a chassis to pivot a turntable. The optical disk player includes: a body; a tray to move in and out of the body so as to transport an optical disk; a chassis installed to pivot inside the body; an optical pickup, which is installed to be able to move back and forth in the chassis, to record/reproduce information onto/from the optical disk that is rotatably placed on the turntable; a cover installed on a front of the body, the cover including: a door holder with an aperture through which the tray moves; a door to be able to slide along the door holder so as to open and close the aperture; and a cam driving device to activate the tray, to pivot the chassis, and to open and close the door by sliding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-kyun Yim, Yong-hoon Lee, Jae-yong Eum, Jeung-rak Lee
  • Publication number: 20050177839
    Abstract: A disk drive including a tray on which a disk cartridge is mounted and is loaded into and unloaded from a main body; a guide formed on the tray; and an opening and closing member installed to be elastically connected to the guide. The opening and closing member has a second gear that rotates a rotating wheel by meshing with a first gear; and a first protrusion formed on one end of a second gear and to temporarily rotate the rotating wheel so that the first and second gears can mesh. The guide pushes the first protrusion during loading/unloading of the tray so that the first protrusion and the latch do not come in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-yong Eum, Yong-hoon Lee, Jeung-rak Lee, Hong-kyun Yim
  • Patent number: 5754360
    Abstract: A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus applicable to a small camcorder is provided, in which tape guide devices are interlocked with a single main slide member and a hard circuit board is used. Therefore, it is easy to assemble and disassemble the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-gon Lee, Woon-bae Kim, Young-sik Nam, Lae-soo Park, Jeung-rak Lee, Jee-hong Min