Abstract: A waterproof module includes a housing, an optical disc drive and a seal member. The housing has an outer surface, an opening and an inner surface defining a receiving space. The opening penetrates the outer surface and communicates with the receiving space. The optical disc drive includes a disc tray and a body disposed in the receiving space. The disc tray includes a tray body and a cover plate disposed at one end of the tray body. The tray body is slidable relative to the body between a retracted position and an ejected position. The seal member includes a connecting portion and a resilient portion. The connecting portion is stacked on the cover plate. The resilient portion surrounds the connecting portion. When the disc tray moves from the ejected position to the retracted position, the resilient portion presses against the outer surface and seals the opening.

Abstract: An optical disc drive (ODD) including a housing, a tray, a panel, a first linkage, and a second linkage is provided. The tray is movably disposed at the housing to move into or move out of the housing. The panel is connected to the tray and located at a side of the housing. The first linkage is rotatably disposed on the panel and located between the housing and the panel. The second linkage is rotatably disposed on the panel and located between the first linkage and the panel. By rotating the first linkage with respect to the panel in a first rotating direction, the second linkage is pushed by the first linkage and rotates with respect to the panel in a second rotating direction opposite to the first rotating direction so as to actuate the tray to move out of the housing.

Abstract: A server with a detachable panel module includes a case with an accommodating space, a circuit board module and a panel module. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, a first assembling frame and a button. The first assembling frame includes a first plate. The first plate is installed in the accommodating space. The circuit board is installed on the first plate. The button is movable relative to the first plate. The panel module includes a panel and a second assembling frame. The second assembling frame includes a second plate, a plurality of elastic arms. The plurality of elastic arms is connected to the second plate. The panel is installed on the second plate. When the button is separated from the second plate, the elastic force of the plurality of elastic arms making the panel module leaves the accommodating space.

Abstract: A holding portion 12 has a shape which allows relative movement between a pivot portion 21 and the holding portion 12 in the radial direction of the pivot portion 21 such that cover 20 is attachable to, and removable from, a cabinet 11 in the radial direction of the pivot portion 21. An engaging member 50 is movable between a locked position and a unlocked position. At the locked position, the engaging member 50 engages with the cabinet 11 so as to restrict the relative movement between the pivot portion 21 and the holding portion 12. At the unlocked position, the engaging member 50 releases the engagement between the engaging member 50 and the cabinet 11. A stopper 13 restricts the movement of the engaging member 50 from the locked position to the unlocked position.

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 rotary element assembly structure in which a rotary element 53 is assembled to a tip side of a hollow shaft B1 provided upright on a pedestal 60. A cylindrical portion 53c for fitting with the hollow shaft is provided to a rotation center portion of the rotary element. In the cylindrical portion, a hook strut portion 53s that has a hook portion 53f overhanging in the radial direction at its tip side and that extends substantially in the fitting direction is arranged. A base end portion of the hook strut portion and a base end portion of the cylindrical portion are coupled with each other by a resin-made thin plate portion 53p. A small diameter portion B1s which is smaller in diameter than a hollow portion B1d of the hollow shaft is provided on the tip side of the hollow shaft. The radius of the overhang tip portion of the hook portion is set to be greater than the radius of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft, and to be smaller than the radius of the hollow portion.

Abstract: There is provided a disk device that prevents entering of foreign matters, and that forms an opening/closing lid using an inclined surface of a front wall so that the disk device has a design according to which the thickness is not noticeable. A front wall 1a of an outer case 1 includes an inclined surface whose front part is inclined downward. An opening portion 1b is provided to the front wall 1a of the outer case 1, and a lid 2 that covers the opening portion 1b while allowing it to be opened or closed is provided. The lid 2 is configured to move, by rotating about a rotation shaft provided in a direction crossing a disk conveyance direction, between a closed lid position 2A in which the lid is flush with the inclined surface such that a disk insertion opening 1c is not exposed to the outside and an open lid position 2B in which the disk insertion opening 1c is exposed to the outside and a disk 200 is guided to the disk insertion opening 1c.

Abstract: A rotary element assembly structure in which a rotary element 53 is assembled to a tip side of a hollow shaft B1 provided upright on a pedestal 60. A cylindrical portion 53c for fitting with the hollow shaft is provided to a rotation center portion of the rotary element. In the cylindrical portion, a hook strut portion 53s that has a hook portion 53f overhanging in the radial direction at its tip side and that extends substantially in the fitting direction is arranged. A base end portion of the hook strut portion and a base end portion of the cylindrical portion are coupled with each other by a resin-made thin plate portion 53p. A small diameter portion B1s which is smaller in diameter than a hollow portion B1d of the hollow shaft is provided on the tip side of the hollow shaft. The radius of the overhang tip portion of the hook portion is set to be greater than the radius of the small diameter portion of the hollow shaft, and to be smaller than the radius of the hollow portion.

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a main body and a limiting mechanism. At least one clasp is mounted on the inner surface of the main body. The limiting mechanism comprises a locking portion and a blocking portion. The at least one clasp is capable of being hooked to the opening and engaged with the locking portion to secure the limiting mechanism to the main body. The blocking portion abuts the at least one clasp for preventing the at least one clasp from disengaging from the locking portion after the at least one clasp is hooked to the locking portion.

Abstract: An apparatus with opening and closing mechanism includes a control unit for making a foreign object detection time period during which a speed change resulting from a foreign object being caught is detected longer than a play detection time period during which a speed change resulting from a play factor of the driving force transmission system is detected within a predetermined operating range in a vicinity of each of a start point and an end point of an opening or closing operation. Therefore, the apparatus can discriminate between detection of a speed change resulting from a foreign object being caught, and detection of a speed change resulting from a play factor of the driving force transmission system which occurs in the vicinity of either of the start and end points of the opening or closing operation without erroneously detecting any one of them by using a single position sensor.

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: An electronic device includes a body, a disc lid rotatably mounted to the body and including two hooks, and a locking mechanism secured to the body and for locking the disc lid to and unlocking the disc lid from the body. The locking mechanism includes a sliding bar slidable relative to the body, and at least one resisting member secured to the body. The sliding bar is slidable between a locking position for locking the disc lid and an unlocking position for unlocking the disc lid. The sliding bar defines at least one sliding slot, and includes two latching members for respectively hooking the hooks when in the locked position and releasing the hooks when in the unlocked position. The at least one resisting member is slidably received in the sliding slot, and resists the sliding bar against the body to prevent the sliding bar from deforming.

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: An optical disk player includes a main body, a cover engaging with the main body, a pivot module, and a deceleration module. The pivot module includes a torsion spring, two ends of the torsion spring being fixed on the main body and the cover respectively. The deceleration module includes a first deceleration portion arranged on the main body and a second deceleration portion arranged on the pivot module. The first deceleration portion contacts the second deceleration portion and frictional forces therebetween reduces the speed of opening the cover.

Abstract: An optical disk player includes a main body, a cover engaging with the main body, a pivot module, and a deceleration module. The pivot module includes a torsion spring, two ends of the torsion spring being fixed on the main body and the cover respectively. The deceleration module includes a first deceleration portion arranged on the main body and a second deceleration portion arranged on the pivot module. The first deceleration portion contacts the second deceleration portion and frictional forces therebetween reduces the speed of opening the cover.

Abstract: A door opening and closing mechanism includes an apparatus body, a door configured to open and close a side face of the apparatus body, a closing mechanism configured to move the door from an open position to open the side face to a close position to close the side face, a control switch provided in the apparatus body, the control switch being operated from an operation hole opening in the side face, and a control button provided in the door and configured to press the control switch from the operation hole at the close position of the door. The control switch is provided at a position shifted from the operation hole toward the interior of the apparatus body.

Abstract: An optical disc reproducing apparatus includes a body installed at a wall or other mounting apparatus, and an optical disc drive protruding from the body such that an optical disc is inserted into the optical disc drive. The optical disc drive is rotatably installed to the body to protrude forward from the body, so that the optical disc reproducing apparatus is installed regardless of positions of a wall-mount television installed above the optical disc reproducing apparatus.

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 electronic device with a built-in optical disc drive includes a casing, an optical disc drive, a first gear rack, a driving mechanism, and a transmitting mechanism. The casing comprises an upper plate and a base, and the upper plate defines an opening. The optical disc drive comprises a tray and a tray cover, and the tray is disposed in the base and faced the opening, the tray cover covering the tray. The first gear rack is connected with the tray cover. The driving mechanism is movably disposed on the casing. The transmitting mechanism includes a first end and a second end, and the gear ratio of the second end to the first end is greater than 1. The first end is meshed with the driving mechanism and the second end is meshed with the first gear rack.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable media player, such as a portable DVD player. The portable media player has a clamshell type design, including a base portion and an openable cover portion. The openable cover portion includes a display screen, such as an LCD display screen. The player may include a single-hinge stand attached to an outer surface of the base portion so that DVDs may be viewed with the player positioned to stand upright or partially upright. The player may alternatively or additionally include an optionally attachable dual hinge stand having a base including a battery.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an in-vehicle apparatus including, an apparatus body installed in a vehicle compartment, and a front panel disposed at a front surface of the apparatus body and provided with an operating member for operating the apparatus body, wherein a drive mechanism connecting the apparatus body and the front panel to each other is provided, and the drive mechanism is operative to move the front panel between an attached use position where the front panel is attached to the front surface of the apparatus body and an inclined use position where one of left and right side parts of the front panel projects more forwards relative to the front surface of the apparatus body than the other.

Abstract: The present invention provides loading and unloading mechanisms, and data drives for data storage cartridges. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms for a data storage cartridge may: operate in a manner such that the drive door of the data drive may be fully closed before the disk medium is exposed, e.g., before opening of the associated shutter of the cartridge; be powered by the same drive motor assembly that is used to move or transport the cartridge to the optical head assembly used for writing and/or reading of data from the disk medium of the cartridge; and may fit within a standard configuration for a data drive. Embodiments of the cartridge loading and unloading mechanisms, as well as the data drives, may provide reliable operation, ease of assembly, and of the parts and components necessary for the reliable operation, and positive data cartridge positioning, as well as minimizing backlash in the drive motor/gear assembly.

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.

Abstract: An optical disc drive includes a main body, a cover, an extension, and an elastic element. The cover includes a pivoting portion and is pivotably connected to the main body via the pivoting portion. The extension is connected to the pivoting portion. The cover is adapted for pivoting relative to the main body to drive the extension to move along a movement path. The elastic element is disposed on the main body and includes two first limiting portions opposite to each other. The movement path extends through a gap between the two first limiting portions. A distance between the two first limiting portions is smaller than an outer diameter of the extension.

Abstract: The invention is to provided an emergency ejection device for a slot-in optical drive, which utilizes a feeding motor to rotate a transmission shaft from one end of the transmission shaft without self-locking. The other end of the transmission shaft extending to the front of the drive forms as a pincer-like slot, and a worm is disposed between the two ends. One end of a gear set having a plurality of gears drives a clamping unit, and the other end rotates a roller. A worm wheel is disposed on one of the gears in the middle of the gear set and is engaged with the worm with self-locking so that the transmission shaft can be rotated by hand to eject a disk.

Abstract: A disk drive according to the present invention includes: a cartridge holder; two guide walls arranged near the holder opening of the cartridge holder; a pair of opening/closing levers that have engaging portions to engage with portions of the cartridge and that turn; lever biasing springs for biasing the opening/closing levers; and an interlocking mechanism that makes the opening/closing levers rotate in synchronization with a clamp holder. The opening/closing levers turn such that when the cartridge starts to be inserted or finishes being ejected, the engaging portions get engaged with the cartridge with a narrower gap left between them than the gap between the guide walls and that when the cartridge gets loaded, the gap between the engaging portions becomes wider than the gap between the guide walls.

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 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: 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 disc device has a plurality of arms configured to support the outer rim of a disc carryable. Automatic loading is applied such that the disc inserted can be carried in the device, and the disc housed inside the device can be carried out of the device. A pair of shutter pieces are located on the central portion of a slot in a front bezel to be used to insert the disc therethrough and are spaced at a certain interval. The shutter piece rotates about one end thereof to raise/tumble the other end thereof. The tumbled shutter piece changes to the raised state after the disc is housed in the device while the shutter piece changes to the tumbled state before the disc housed inside the device is carried out of the device.

Abstract: A tray ejecting mechanism includes a stationary bezel mounted to a front surface of an ejectable tray, and a movable bezel movably attached to the stationary bezel while being biased in a front-surface direction. The stationary bezel includes a detection component positionally shiftable in accordance with an open/close position of the tray, and a switch component having a pressing portion for pressing an ejection switch on the tray and being positionally shiftable in conjunction with the detection component. When the tray is closed, the switch component is positioned such that, as the movable bezel is pushed inward, a pressing rib applies a pressing force to the pressing portion to press the ejection switch. When the tray is open, the ejection switch is prevented from being pressed by the pressing portion even if the movable bezel is pushed inward toward the stationary bezel.

Abstract: An information management system is disclosed and can include a housing that can have a front panel assembly. The front panel assembly can have a frame formed with an opening and a door adjacent to the opening. Further, the system can include a disk drive within the housing. The disk drive can include an open/close button and a disk drive tray that can movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The door of the front panel assembly can be movable between a closed position in which the disk drive is not accessible, an ejection position in which the open/close button is pressed, and an open position in which the disk drive is accessible and the disk drive tray is in the extended position through the opening.

Abstract: A disk unit capable of suppressing damage of a recording surface of a disk and preventing a torsion spring from coming off is obtained. This disk unit comprises a housing portion including a disk slot, a door portion mounted on the housing portion in an openable/closable manner with respect to the disk slot and a torsion spring urging the door portion in an opening direction when the opening angle of the door portion with respect to the housing portion is larger than a prescribed angle. The torsion spring is set between a first support portion of the door portion and a second support portion of the housing portion.

Abstract: During a process of closing of a shutter of a disk device, a position of the shutter is detected. A first shutter position indicator indicative of a first position of the shutter and a second shutter position indicator indicative of a second position, which is immediately before the first position, are calculated. Whether a disk is pinched by the shutter is determined based on comparison of a predetermined threshold and the difference between the first shutter position indicator and the second shutter position indicator.

Abstract: The slot-in disk drive with a jam-proof device includes an upper housing, at least one guiding bar disposed under the upper housing, an end of the guiding bar pivoted to an inner wall of the slot-in disk drive, and a reception end of the guiding bar for guiding and driving an optical disk to slide in/out the slot-in disk drive, and a block disposed on the reception end. The elastic component of the jam-proof device includes a fixing portion fixed on the positioning slot of the reception end and an obstructing portion disposed between the block and the upper housing. The wear-resisting component is disposed on the upper surface of the obstructing portion of the elastic component for contacting the upper housing.

Abstract: A tray door attachment structure for a disk device has a tray door and a torsion coil spring. The tray door is pivotably attached to a front panel of the disk device. The tray door includes a door body, a door arm on which a spring receiving portion and a spring supporting portion located adjacent to the spring receiving portion are formed and a rotational axle formed on the door arm and attached to the front panel. The torsion coil spring biases the tray door in a closing direction. The torsion spring includes a coil attached to the rotational axle, a first arm abutting the front panel and a second arm abutting the spring receiving portion. The second arm has a distal end portion. The distal end portion is supported by the tray door and is latched by the spring supporting portion.

Abstract: An insertion-proof device for optical disk drive is provided to prevent other discs from being inserted in the operating disk drive. A slider moves back and forth along the optical disk drive to load and unload a disc. A push head is disposed on one end of the slider near an entrance. A protrusion is extended backward from the protection unit and disposed on the moving path of the slider. At least one supporting arm is extended from the protection unit. After a disc is loaded, the push head pushes the protrusion, so that the protection unit rotatably fixed near the entrance is turned upward to cover part of the entrance to prevent other discs from being inserted in the operating disk drive. When unloading a disc, the push head releases the protrusion, so that the protection unit leaves the entrance for the original position.

Abstract: There is provided a disc changer for a disc drive unit, including: a disc accommodation section capable of accommodating plural discs: a disc pushing mechanism that pushes a disc from a specific rack of the disc accommodation section to a disc discharge position within the disc drive unit; and a disc discharge mechanism that securely sends the disc at the disc discharge position, to a disc insertion/discharge opening of the disc drive unit. The disc exchanger further includes a disc guiding device that has: an upper and a lower guiding members, which are provided in an area within the disc drive unit adjacent to the disc insertion/discharge opening, and guide the disc pushed by the pushing mechanism, to the disc insertion/discharge opening; and a drive mechanism of the guiding members, that opens the lower guiding member from the upper guiding member, when the pushing mechanism pushes the disc.

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 drive according to the present invention includes: a cartridge holder; two guide walls arranged near the holder opening of the cartridge holder; a pair of opening/closing levers that have engaging portions to engage with portions of the cartridge and that turn; lever biasing springs for biasing the opening/closing levers; and an interlocking mechanism that makes the opening/closing levers rotate in synchronization with a clamp holder. The opening/closing levers turn such that when the cartridge starts to be inserted or finishes being ejected, the engaging portions get engaged with the cartridge with a narrower gap left between them than the gap between the guide walls and that when the cartridge gets loaded, the gap between the engaging portions becomes wider than the gap between the guide walls.

Abstract: A housing for an on-vehicle electronic apparatus includes a housing body, and a front panel assembly detachably attached to the front surface of the housing body. A recording medium insertion slit is provided in an upper portion of the front surface of the housing body. When a finger is put on the portion of an upper panel portion and the upper panel portion is pushed downwards, an upper member is moved downwards, and a lower member is swung to the front side about an axis according to the vertical movement of the upper member. When the upper panel portion reaches a lower position and a lower panel portion reaches a slant position, the spacing between an opening and an upper wall of the upper panel portion is enlarged, and the recording medium insertion slit is opened, resulting in the condition where a recording medium can be inserted or removed.

Abstract: A disk drive media access system opens a media access door to the interior of a disk drive sufficiently for ejection of disk media from the disk drive but insufficiently for manually engaging and removing disk media that is operationally positioned within the disk drive. The disk media is kept substantially laterally stationary during the opening of the media access door. The disk media is moved sufficiently for manually engaging the disk media for removing the disk media from the disk drive.

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 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: A portable disc player includes a main body and a lid pivotally connected to the main body. The main body includes a cover, a base, and a traverse module. The traverse module is configured for reading information from or writing information to a disc. The cover and the base cooperatively fix the traverse module therebetween. The cover defines an opening for exposing the disc rotator. The traverse module includes a disc rotator for supporting and rotating the disc. A protrusion forms on a lower side of the lid corresponding to the disc rotator.

Abstract: An access system for a portable device provides a portable computer having a bottom surface. The portable computer is accessed through an active user interface on the bottom surface of the portable computer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a television with a disk playback feature, in which the convenience of the slot-in mechanism is preserved and a disk can be unloaded without being damaged by the lid body. A critical point is established on the path of turning of the second point of application of spring force. By the urging force of the torsion spring, the pivoting door can be forced to either open or close the slot, subject to whether or not the second point is beyond the critical point. The slot can be closed positively by the door plate before the second point reaches the critical point. Once the second point goes beyond the critical point, the pivoting door can be swung open without being thrust by the disk. Therefore, resistance during disk unloading is reduced and it can be prevented that a disk is damaged by touching with the door plate.

Abstract: An information management system is disclosed and can include a housing that can have a front panel assembly. The front panel assembly can have a frame formed with an opening and a door adjacent to the opening. Further, the system can include a disk drive within the housing. The disk drive can include an open/close button and a disk drive tray that can movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The door of the front panel assembly can be movable between a closed position in which the disk drive is not accessible, an ejection position in which the open/close button is pressed, and an open position in which the disk drive is accessible and the disk drive tray is in the extended position through the opening.

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: A disc device includes a cabinet having a tray ejection/inserting opening; a disc tray being ejected from and inserted into the tray ejecting/inserting opening of the cabinet; a tray cover being capable of opening and closing the tray ejecting/inserting opening of the cabinet; and an engaging unit that engages the disc tray with the tray cover at an opening position when the disc tray is inserted to thereby pull in and close the tray cover from the opening position. The tray cover is pushed out and opened from a closing position by the disc tray when the disc tray is ejected. The engaging unit holds the disc tray and the tray cover engaged with each other when the disc tray is received in the cabinet to thereby prevent the tray cover from being opened.