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US 7,254,822 · App. 10/710,839 · Granted Aug 7, 2007

Disk drive avoiding flying disk

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Patent No.
US 7,254,822
App. No.
10/710,839
Granted
Aug 7, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical disk drive includes a base for holding an optical disk, a protrusion protruding out from the base that extends through the center hole of the optical disk when holding the optical disk, and at least one hook rotatably installed on the protrusion. When the disk drive stops, the hook is retracted to within the edge of the protrusion and when disk is rotated up to a predetermined speed, the hook extends out from the edge of the protrusion to hook the optical disk.

Claims (17)

1. An optical disk drive for driving an optical disk, wherein the optical disk has a center hole, the optical disk drive comprising:

a base for holding the optical disk;

a protrusion protruding out from the base for that extends through the center hole when carrying the optical disk; and

at least one hook rotatably installed on the protrusion;

wherein the hook is a magnetic hook, and the protrusion further comprises a magnet to attract the hook,

wherein when the disk drive stops, the hook is retracted by the attractive force of the magnet to within the edge of the protrusion and when disk is rotated up to a predetermined speed, the hook extends out from the edge of the protrusion to hook the optical disk.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein in low speed rotation or a stop mode, the magnet retracts the hook to within the edge of the protrusion by magnetic attraction to have the hook leave from the optical disk.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein in high speed rotation, the hook rotates and extends out to hook the optical disk by the centrifugal force obtained by the rotation.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein the base is a tray slidably installed in a housing of the optical disk drive.

5. An optical disk drive for driving an optical disk, wherein the optical disk has a center hole, the optical disk drive comprising:

a base for holding the optical disk;

a protrusion protruding out from the base that extends through the center hole of the optical disk when carrying the optical disk, the protrusion comprising a magnet; and

at least one hook slidably installed on the protrusion, wherein the hook is magnetic and is attracted to the magnet of the protrusion,

wherein when the disk drive stops, the hook is retracted to within the edge of the protrusion and when disk is rotated up to a predetermined speed, the hook extends out from the edge of the protrusion to hook the optical disk.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein in low speed rotation or a stop mode, the magnet retracts the hook to within the edge of the protrusion by magnetic attraction to have the hook leave from the optical disk.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein in high speed rotation, the hook slides and extends out to hook the optical disk by the centrifugal force obtained by the rotation.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein the base is a tray slidably installed in a housing of the optical disk drive.