Optical disk drive and locking module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10490230-B2
Application number	US-201715644833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 10, 2017
Priority date	Mar 8, 2017
Publication date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019

Abstract

An optical disk drive (ODD) including a shell and a locking module is provided. The shell includes a main body portion and a side portion, and the side portion is connected to the main body portion. A concave space is formed between a side surface of the main body portion and a top surface of the side portion. The locking module is disposed inside the concave space. The ODD is detachably held in a support frame of an electronic device through the locking module. In addition, a locking module is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical disk drive (ODD), comprising:
a shell, comprising a main body portion and a side portion, the side portion being connected to the main body portion, wherein a concave space is formed between a side surface of the main body portion and a top surface of the side portion; and
a locking module, disposed inside the concave space, wherein the ODD is detachably held in a support frame of an electronic device through the locking module,
wherein the locking module comprises a base, a buckling member and a handle part, the base disposed on the side portion, the buckling member is pivoted to the base such that the buckling member is movably engaged with the support frame, the base has a first perforated slot, the buckling member has a second perforated slot, and the handle part has a sliding axle movably coupled into the second perforated slot and the handle part is adapted to move back and forth to drive the sliding axle to slide along the second perforated slot and to further drive the buckling member to pivot relative to the base, so as to release a structure interference between the buckling member and the support frame.

2. The ODD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the locking module is lower than or substantially flush with a top surface of the main body portion.

3. The ODD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the locking module comprises a plurality of first screwing members, and the locking module being locked onto the side surface of the main body portion through the first screwing members.

4. The ODD as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the base is disposed on the top surface of the side portion; the locking module comprises:
a cover, disposed on the base, the cover having a supporting portion disposed along a first direction, wherein the supporting portion is propped against the side portion and has an opening slot, an opening direction of the opening slot faces towards an inner side of the support frame and is parallel to a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction;
the buckling member is disposed between the base and the cover and has a hooking portion, and the hooking portion is disposed correspondingly to the opening slot, such that the hooking portion penetrates through the opening slot and is movably engaged with the support frame; and
the handle part is movably disposed between the cover and the buckling member, wherein the handle part is adapted to move back and forth relative to the base and the cover along the first direction to drive the sliding axle to slide along the second perforated slot.

5. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the locking module further comprises an elastic member pivoted onto the base and propped against a side of the buckling member.

6. The ODD as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the elastic member is a torsional spring and has a spring body and a first end and a second end connected to the spring body, the spring body is pivoted to the base, and the first end is fixed onto the base.

7. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the locking module further comprises a plurality of second screwing members, and the cover is locked onto the base through the second screwing members.

8. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the support frame has a card slot disposed correspondingly to the opening slot of the supporting portion, an opening direction of the card slot is parallel to the second direction, and the hooking portion is adapted to be engaged into the card slot through the opening slot.

9. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the handle part has a removing portion disposed on a lateral side of the handle part along the second direction.

10. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the base has a guiding rail disposed along the first direction, the handle part has a first protruding portion disposed along the first direction, and the first protruding portion is adapted to slide back and forth along the guiding rail.

11. The ODD as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the buckling member has a second protruding portion, and the second protruding portion is movably inserted into the first perforated slot.

12. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first perforated slot has a first slot wall and a second slot wall disposed opposite to each other, and the first slot wall and the second slot wall are respectively inclined in the first direction.

13. The ODD as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the second perforated slot is an arch-shaped slot.

14. A locking module, adapted to detachably hold a replaceable module in a support frame of an electronic device or remove the replaceable module out of the support frame along a removing direction and comprising:
a body, disposed on the replaceable module;
a buckling member, pivoted on the body and movably generating a structural interference with the support frame; and
a handle part;
wherein the body comprises a base being disposed on the replaceable module, the base has a first perforated slot, the buckling member has a second perforated slot, and the handle part has a sliding axle movably coupled into the second perforated slot and the handle part is adapted to move back and forth in the removing direction to drive the sliding axle to slide along the second perforated slot and to further drive the buckling member to pivot relative to the body to release the structural interference between the buckling member and the support frame.

15. The locking module as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising a plurality of first screwing members, the locking module being locked onto the replaceable module through the first screwing members.

16. The locking module as claimed in claim 14 , wherein when the structural interference between the buckling member and the support frame is released, the handle part is adapted to drive the locking module and the replaceable module to move out of the support frame along the removing direction, and the replaceable module comprises an ODD.

17. The locking module as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the body comprises:
a cover, disposed on the base, the cover having a supporting portion disposed along a first direction, wherein the supporting portion is propped against the replaceable module and has an opening slot, an opening direction of the opening slot faces towards an inner side of the support frame and is parallel to a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

18. The locking module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the buckling member has a hooking portion, and the hooking portion is disposed correspondingly to the opening slot, such that the hooking portion penetrates through the opening slot and is movably engaged with the support frame.

19. The locking module as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the second perforated slot is an arch-shaped slot.

20. The locking module as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the support frame has a card slot disposed correspondingly to the opening slot of the supporting portion, an opening direction of the card slot is parallel to the second direction, and the hooking portion is adapted to be engaged in the card slot through the opening slot.

21. The locking module as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising an elastic member, pivoted onto the base and propped against a side of the buckling member.

22. The locking module as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the elastic member is a torsional spring and has a spring body and a first end and a sec

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Chen Jhih-Ming
• Shiu Meng-Chian
• Lo Chi-Jen

Classifications

• G06F1/187

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title

• G11B33/124 Primary

  of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis · CPC title

• G11B33/00

  Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass · CPC title

• G06F1/1658 Primary

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• G06F2212/2112

  with a removable carrier, e.g. DVD · CPC title