Patent ID: 6654335
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical drive loader with a manual disk ejecting mechanism installed in the housing of an optical drive, wherein the housing has a panel provided for a user to operate thereon and the panel has an insertion slot provided for feeding/ejecting a disk, said loader comprising:a frame installed in the housing; a disk receiving apparatus slidingly coupled to the frame and movable between a feeding/ejecting position close to the insertion slot and a data reading position away from the insertion slot; a speed reduction apparatus installed on the frame for driving the disk receiving apparatus; a driving apparatus positioned on the frame for supplying power to the speed reduction apparatus to move the disk receiving apparatus toward the feeding/ejecting position or the data reading position; and a disk ejecting actuating part positioned on the frame, including a gear portion for driving the speed reduction apparatus and a roll stem portion coaxial with the gear portion extruding along the central axis thereof, a through hole disposed on the housing corresponding to the roll stem portion, when the driving apparatus does not operate normally, without dismantling the housing, which the hole is not on the front panel of the housing, the disk is ejected manually via sticking a tool going through the through hole of the housing, turning the roll stem portion to rotate the gear portion and enable the speed reduction apparatus to move the disk receiving apparatus to the feeding/ejection position.