IP Library Granted Patent US 7,990,811
Granted Patent B2
US 7,990,811 · App. 12/879,091 · Granted Aug 2, 2011

Tray controlling method using firmware for detecting different inclined position

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Patent No.
US 7,990,811
App. No.
12/879,091
Granted
Aug 2, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tray control method for a disk drive including a tray for carrying a disk, a detect switch movable to different inclined positions for detecting different positions of the tray during tray ejection operation, a firmware for receiving signals transmitted by the detect switch upon reaching the different inclined positions. The voltage applied to the DC motor for moving the tray is lowered after receiving the first signal for a specific time.

Claims (8)

1. A method for controlling tray ejection of a disk drive that includes a tray for carrying a disk, a detect switch, a DC motor and a firmware, wherein a voltage is applied to the DC motor to move the tray in sequence through a first position, a second position, a third position to a fourth position meanwhile the detect switch is correspondingly shifted in sequence through a first inclined position, a second inclined position, a third inclined position to a fourth inclined position, wherein a first signal is transmitted to the firmware when the detect switch is shifted to the second inclined position, and a second signal is transmitted to the firmware when the detect switch is shifted to the third inclined position, the tray ejection control method comprising the following steps:

moving the tray from the first position to the second position by applying said voltage;

receiving the first signal;

maintaining said voltage applied to the DC motor for a specific time after receiving the first signal;

lowering said voltage; and

moving the tray to the fourth position.

2. The tray ejection control method according to claim 1 , wherein during the tray ejection of the disk drive, said first signal is a switch-off signal while said second signal is a switch-on signal.

3. The tray ejection control method according to claim 1 , wherein said first position indicates that the tray is retracted fully within the disk drive, said fourth position indicates that the tray is ejected fully outward from the disk drive while said third position is close to the fourth position and said second position is close to said third position.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 14, 2014
From: LITE-ON IT CORP.
To: LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032892/0554 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2010
From: HO, CHUN-LUNG
To: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024966/0919 →