Patent ID: 7140029

Claim:
A sliding mechanism for an optical compact disk drive, the sliding mechanism comprising: a right slide track and a left slide track mounted between a tray and a lower cover of the optical compact disk drive and respectively having substantially U shaped sectional contours, wherein each of the right and left slide tracks includes a slide body and an extended track, the slide body provides a hook, a protection piece, and a fastening piece, the hook and the fastening piece each having an inclined portion for firmly engaging the tray a plurality of bulbous contacts formed each of the right and left slide tracks, the bulbous contacts being disposed to oppose respective portions of the tray; a first set of bent portions and a second set of bent portions formed at a bottom surface of the lower cover to respectively correspond to the bulbous contacts of the right and left slide tracks for fastening the tray relative to the optical compact disk drive, a plurality of retaining portions being formed along opposite sides of the lower cover; whereby the bulbous contacts on the right and left slide tracks bear against the first set of bent portions, the second set of bent portions and the retaining portions to enable stable sliding of the tray, while the tray is pushed in and pulled out of the optical compact disk drive.