Disk device and electronic apparatus

Details Disk device and electronic apparatus Disk device and electronic apparatus

2008-09-25

2011-10-04

Blouin, Mark (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Particular cabinet structure for optical media

Particular cover or lid for enclosing media

Reexamination Certificate

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08032901

ABSTRACT:
An optical disk drive includes a device body. A turntable is disposed on the device body, for rotating a disk. There is an optical pickup head for reading and/or writing of data with the disk. A multi-segment cover assembly is shiftable between a folded position and a spread position. The multi-segment cover assembly, when in the folded position, allows loading and unloading of the disk on the turntable, and when in the spread position, has a larger area than when in the folded position, and contains and protects the disk on the turntable. The multi-segment cover assembly includes a plurality of pie-shaped cover sectors, rotatable about an axis defined concentrically with the turntable, for extending to nest in one another when in the folded position, and for spreading by offsetting from one another when in the spread position.

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