Patent ID: 7439997

Claim:
A multi-function digital media drive, comprising: an optical pickup unit (OPU) configured to read data from or write data to a data layer of a digital medium, the OPU being associated with an OPU sled arrangement; an optical print head (OPH) configured to form visible marks on a labeling layer, the OPH being associated with an OPH sled arrangement, the OPU and the OPH being positioned on opposite sides of the digital medium; a motor; and a drive train configured to selectively supply motivating rotational energy from the motor to at least one of the OPU sled arrangement and the OPH sled arrangement, wherein the drive train includes at least one clutch arrangement which enables the motor to be selectively coupled to the at least one of the OPU sled arrangement and the OPH sled arrangement, the clutch arrangement further comprising: a solenoid; an armature movable by application of energy to the solenoid; an axially immovable output shaft splined to the armature; a bistable mechanism coupled to the armature and positionable in one of the stable positions upon the application of energy to the solenoid.