Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-28
2004-05-25
Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C361S689000, C361S689000, C361S689000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06741457
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an optical disk drive module, and more specifically, the present invention discloses an optical disk drive module with an engaging switch.
2. Description of the Prior Art
In general, a desktop computer includes a display device and a computing module coupled with the display device. As a result of a separating design between the computing module and the display device, the desktop computer thus occupies a lot of space. Therefore, a liquid crystal display personal computer (LCD PC) is widely used for combining the computing module with the display device so as to occupy less space than the desktop computer.
Please refer to FIG.
1
.
FIG. 1
is a side view of a flat panel display personal computer
100
according to the prior art. The flat panel display personal computer
100
comprises a computing module
102
, a flat panel display
104
, and a chassis
106
. A rear side of the flat panel display
104
is coupled with a side plate
102
a
of the computing module
102
, and a bottom plate
102
b
of the computing module
102
is disposed on the chassis
106
so as to allow the chassis
106
to support the computing module
102
and the flat panel display
104
. An LCD panel
107
is disposed at a front side of the flat panel display
104
for displaying image frames of the flat panel display personal computer
100
. The computing module
102
comprises a motherboard
108
, a central processing unit (CPU)
110
, a random access memory (RAM)
112
, and a hard disk
114
. The CPU
110
, the RAM
112
, and the hard disk
114
are all coupled with the motherboard
108
. The CPU
110
is used to process information and data of the flat panel display personal computer
100
, the RAM
112
is used to register the information and data for processing by the CPU
110
, and the hard disk
114
is used to store the data.
The chassis
106
has an optical disk drive
116
installed inside the chassis
106
for accessing data of an optical disc positioned within the optical disk drive
116
. However, the optical disk drive engages with the chassis
106
via a number of screws, meaning that a user must utilize a screwdriver or other auxiliary tools to install or detach the optical disk drive
116
. If threads of the screws become worn or rusted, the user must spend more energy and time on installing and detaching the optical disk drive
116
. Although the user can directly access the optical disk drive
116
at a right side of the flat panel display personal computer
100
, it is a blemish in an otherwise perfect design that the optical disk drive
116
cannot be hidden at the rear side of the flat panel display
104
while accessing the data of the optical disc.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary objective of the claimed invention to provide an optical disk drive module with an engaging switch. The optical disk drive module is installed inside a flat panel display personal computer for hiding the optical disk drive at a rear side of the flat panel display while accessing data of an optical disc so as to reduce occupied space of hardware. Furthermore, when a user wishes to operate the optical disk drive, the user can utilize the optical disk drive module to lower the optical disk drive through the use of a button and the engaging switch.
The claimed invention, briefly summarized, discloses an optical disk drive module installed in a flat panel display personal computer for lifting up and lowering a disk drive. The optical disk drive module includes a chassis module, a drive carrier, a cover, a button, and an engaging switch. When a user depresses the button, the button will push the engaging switch to separate the engaging switch from the cover, and the drive carrier will swing away from the chassis module to expose the disk drive below the flat panel display.
It is an advantage of the claimed invention that the claimed flat panel display personal computer can utilize the optical disk drive module to conceal the disk drive at a rear side of the flat panel display so as to reduce space occupied by hardware. It is also an advantage that the flat panel display personal computer can utilize the button and the engaging switch to allow the optical disk drive module to lower the disk drive so as to reveal the disk drive to a front side of the flat panel display.
These and other objectives and advantages of the claimed invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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patent: 5021922 (1991-06-01), Davis et al.
patent: 5305180 (1994-04-01), Mitchell et al.
patent: 6188569 (2001-02-01), Minemoto et al.
Jackson, Jr. (US 2002/0149905 A1), “Flat Hanging Computer”, Oct. 17, 2002.*
Farrow et al. (US 2003/0063432 A1), “All-In-One Personal Computer With Toll-less Quick-Release Features For Various Elements Thereof Including A Reusable Thin Film Transistor Monitor”, Apr. 3, 2003.*
Zodnik (US 2002/0126443 A1), “Computer In A Wall”, Sep. 12, 2002.*
Huang (US 2003/0063433 A1), “Optical Disk Drive Module With An Electromagnetic Switch”, Apr. 3, 2003.
Chang Yean-Hsi
Hsu Winston
Schuberg Darren
Wistron Corporation
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