Optical disk drive comprising dust removing apparatus

Details Optical disk drive comprising dust removing apparatus Optical disk drive comprising dust removing apparatus

2009-11-19

2010-11-16

Blouin, Mark (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Particular cabinet structure for optical media

Environmental control

Reexamination Certificate

active

07836463

ABSTRACT:
An optical disk drive which includes a main frame, an upper case coupled to an upper portion of the main frame, and a tray slidably installed on the main frame to carry a disk. The optical disk drive also includes a plurality of projections arranged on at least a top surface of the tray to remove dust contained in air flowing inside the optical disk drive, and a dust adsorbing filter is attached to a surface of each of the projections to adsorb and/or collect dust contained in air passing through an area where the projections are arranged.

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