Patent ID: 8091098

Claim:
A slot-in optical disk drive comprising: an insert-and-eject device for inserting an optical disk into and ejecting the optical disk from the disk drive; a disk guide unit including a rack and a slide member, wherein the slide member is connected to said insert-and-eject device in such a manner that reciprocal movement of said disk guide unit along a first direction permits said slide member to drive the insert-and-eject device to insert and eject the optical disk from the disk drive, wherein the first direction includes the insert direction and eject direction; and an emergency release device mounted on the slide member, and including a horizontal element movable along a second direction; wherein, said rack is formed with a retention groove such that the movement of said horizontal element along said second direction permits said horizontal element to extend within or exit said retention groove so as to couple said slide member to said rack or to disengage said slide member from said rack.