Patent ID: 7437744
Filing Date: 2008-10-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A loading apparatus for a disc drive, comprising: a tray for carrying a disc thereon, the tray including a rack rail thereon; a frame slidably supporting the tray thereon; a transmission system mounted on the frame, the transmission system comprising a driving motor for outputting a driving force, and at least one gear unit for transmitting the driving force, the gear unit engaging with the rack rail of the tray; and a loading system attached to the frame, the loading system comprising a slider with a toothed portion engageable with the gear unit, the toothed portion comprising a first rack segment and a second rack segment, the first rack segment defining a slot at a back thereof, the first and second rack segments being configured such that the first rack segment engages with the gear unit in advance of the second rack segment when the toothed portion and the gear unit mesh, and the first rack segment is flexibly deformed when a conflict of gear teeth of the gear unit and the first rack segment occurs.