Dynamic information storage or retrieval – With particular cabinet structure – With mechanism to place disc on a turntable
Patent
1996-03-15
1998-06-16
Cao, Allen
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
With particular cabinet structure
With mechanism to place disc on a turntable
369 771, G11B 3302
Patent
active
057682399
ABSTRACT:
A compact disc drive is mounted within a computer chassis with the rotatable spindle portion of the drive positioned inwardly adjacent an external wall of the chassis a distance substantially less than the radius of a compact disc operatively supportable on the spindle for driven rotation thereby. When a compact disc is placed on the spindle a substantial portion of the disc projects outwardly beyond the chassis during operation of the drive. In this manner, the interior chassis space required for the drive is substantially reduced. To shield the outwardly projecting disc portion during use of the drive a housing structure is carried by the chassis for movement relative thereto between a retracted position in which the housing structure is telescoped with the drive within the chassis interior when the drive is not in use, and an extended position in which the housing structure extends outwardly from the chassis and receives the outwardly projecting disc portion when the drive is operating. A floppy disc drive embodiment of the invention is also illustrated.
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Cao Allen
Compaq Computer Corporation
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