Tray locking device for optical disc drive

1. A tray locking device adapted to an optical disc drive for locking and releasing a tray, the optical disc drive having an optical head, the optical head being connected to a lead screw and driven to move by the lead screw, the tray locking device comprising:

a pushing member driven to move by the lead screw;

a latching hook for latching and releasing a protruding pin; and

a transmission assembly configured between the pushing member and the latching hook, the transmission assembly comprising a first rod and a second rod, the first rod and the second rod being movably configured in the tray, the first rod having a first driving portion, the second rod having a second driving portion,

wherein when the transmission assembly is located at an initial position, the first driving portion is located on a moving path of the pushing member, while the second driving portion is not located on the moving path of the pushing member,

wherein when the tray is to be ejected, the lead screw drives the pushing member to push the first driving portion, such that the first rod drives the second rod to move, and that the second driving portion is moved to the moving path of the pushing member.

2. The tray locking device as recited in claim 1 , wherein when the second driving portion is moved to the moving path of the pushing member, the lead screw drives the pushing member to move in an opposite direction and push the second driving portion, such that the second rod is driven to move the latching hook and release the protruding pin.

3. The tray locking device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a sliding element, the sliding element has a guiding surface, the guiding surface has an equilibrium region, the second rod has a protrusion, and when the protrusion of the second rod leans against the equilibrium region of the guiding surface, the transmission assembly is in a state of force equilibrium.

4. The tray locking device as recited in claim 3 , wherein when the protrusion of the second rod leans against the equilibrium region of the guiding surface, the transmission assembly is in the state of force equilibrium, and the second driving portion is located on the moving path of the pushing member.

5. The tray locking device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a sliding element configured between the first rod and the second rod, and the first rod moves the second rod through the sliding element.

6. The tray locking device as recited in claim 5 , wherein the first rod has a first gear part, the sliding element has a second gear part, and the first gear part and the second gear part are engaged with each other.

7. The tray locking device as recited in claim 5 , wherein the sliding element has a guiding surface, the second rod has a protrusion leaning against the guiding surface, and when the sliding element moves, the guiding surface drives the protrusion of the second rod, such that the protrusion is relatively moved on the guiding surface, and that the second rod is correspondingly moved.

8. The tray locking device as recited in claim 1 , wherein the transmission assembly further comprises a plurality of elastic elements for providing an elastic force, such that the transmission assembly returns to the initial position.

9. The tray locking device as recited in claim 1 , wherein when an impact is exerted on the optical disc drive, the lead screw drives the pushing member to push the first driving portion and cross over the first driving portion, and then the lead screw again drives the pushing member to move in an opposite direction and push the first driving portion, such that the transmission assembly returns to the initial position.