IP Library Granted Patent US 8,040,367
Granted Patent B2
US 8,040,367 · App. 12/369,275 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Lightscribe optical disc drive

Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,040,367
App. No.
12/369,275
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical disc drive for marking a label side of a lightscribe disc is provided. The optical disc drive includes a spoke detecting device, a traverse assembly frame, a spindle motor PCB and an insulating base. The spoke detecting device is used for detecting spoke patterns on the lightscribe disc. The spindle motor PCB is communicated with the spoke detecting device through a flexible cable. The insulating base is coupled with the frame for supporting the spoke detecting device such that the spoke detecting device is separated from the lightscribe disc by a specified gap.

Claims (13)

1. An optical disc drive for marking a label side of a lightscribe disc, the optical disc drive comprising:

a spoke detecting device for detecting spoke patterns on the lightscribe disc;

a traverse assembly having a frame;

a spindle motor PCB communicated with the spoke detecting device through a flexible cable; and

an insulating base coupled with the frame for supporting the spoke detecting device such that the spoke detecting device is separated from the lightscribe disc by a specified gap.

2. The optical disc drive according to claim 1 wherein the spoke detecting device comprises:

a spoke detector PCB; and

a spoke detector mounted on the spoke detector PCB and electrically connected to the spoke detector PCB.

3. The optical disc drive according to claim 2 wherein the spoke detector is mounted on the spoke detector PCB according to the surface mounted technology.

4. The optical disc drive according to claim 1 wherein the insulating base is attached on the frame by a plastic injection molding process.

5. The optical disc drive according to claim 1 wherein the insulating base is attached on the frame by screwing or using adhesive.

6. The optical disc drive according to claim 1 wherein the flexible cable is a flexible flat cable.

7. The optical disc drive according to claim 1 wherein the specified gap is 1.5 mm.

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 Feb 11, 2009
From: HU, WEI-CHIEH; HSU, SHIH-MING; LI, YING-SHUN; CHANG, HAO-WEN; CHEN, JUNG-FU; TSENG, CHUN-JEN; YANG, CHIH-MING
To: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022242/0982 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2008 1 0096289 · May 8, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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