Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-01-29
2003-12-02
Datskovsky, Michael (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S689000, C361S729000, C312S223200, C248S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06657857
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a disk drive assembly, and more particularly to a disk drive assembly, which includes a disk drive module that is rotatable on a chassis between an exposed position, where a recording medium can be inserted into the module, and a concealed position, where the module is concealed entirely within a computer housing.
2. Description of the Related Art
Referring to
FIG. 1
, a conventional personal computer
1
is shown to include a base
10
, a computer housing (
10
A), and an LCD monitor (
10
B). The computer
1
is defective in design in that dust, sunlight, and water can gain access to an optical-disk drive
101
and a floppy-disk drive
102
via a plurality of slits or slots
103
in an outer surface of the computer housing (
10
A).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of this invention is to provide a disk drive assembly with a disk drive module that can be concealed entirely.
According to this invention, a disk drive assembly includes a chassis adapted to be fixed on a computer housing, a module-mounting seat rotatable on the chassis between an exposed position and a concealed position, and a disk drive module attached to the seat. When the seat is disposed at the exposed position, the module is exposed within an opening in the computer housing, thereby permitting insertion of a recording medium into the module. When the seat is disposed at the concealed position, the module is deflected from the opening and is concealed entirely within the computer housing.
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Merchant & Gould P.C.
Mitac International Corp.
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