Apparatus and method for locking tray of disc drive

Details Apparatus and method for locking tray of disc drive Apparatus and method for locking tray of disc drive

2007-10-02

2007-10-02

Young, Wayne (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Particular cabinet structure for optical media

Tray or drawer loading or ejecting

C369S030270

Reexamination Certificate

active

10633315

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for locking a tray to prevent a tray from being broken by an abnormal operation are provided. The tray-locking apparatus for a disc drive comprising a motor, a power supply unit, and a control unit. The motor is driven to move the tray into or out of the disc drive. The power supply unit supplies power supply to the motor. The control unit controls the power supply unit to cut off the power supply supplied to the motor, if a tray-locking command is input. The tray can be prevented from being opened and broken by carelessness of a user. Further, a current consumption of the disc drive is reducable by cutting off the power supply supplied to the loading motor.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6549490 (2003-04-01), Howarth
patent: 2002/0172125 (2002-11-01), Liao et al.
patent: 2001-210003 (2001-08-01), None

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