Holding device for an optical disk drive

Details Holding device for an optical disk drive Holding device for an optical disk drive

2005-10-18

2005-10-18

Korzuch, William (Department: 2653)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism optical subsystem

Optical storage medium support

Reexamination Certificate

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06957443

ABSTRACT:
A holding device includes a base, a plurality of holding members, and a plurality of elastic elements. The base includes an annular wall extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to a plane on which the base lies. The annular wall includes a plurality of notches. The holding members are mounted in the annular wall and spaced along an angular direction. Each holding member includes a pressing member extending beyond the annular wall of the base via an associated notch of the annular wall. Each elastic element is mounted between two holding members adjacent to each other. A diameter of a circular ring formed by the holding members changes in response to expansion or compression of the elastic elements, causing the pressing member of each said holding member to move between a holding position outside the annular wall and a release position inside the annular wall.

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