Apparatus for positioning clamper of optical disc device

• US 20060174255A1
• Filed: 05/03/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation (Lite-On Technology Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation (Lite-On Technology Corporation)
• Inventors: Chuo, Chih Chong
• Application Number:
  US11/119,878
• Publication Number:
  US 20060174255A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 720/706
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/0284 by clampers

Abstract

An apparatus for positioning a damper of an optical disc device includes a base plate installed above a spindle motor of the disc device, a holding plate pivoted on the base plate, an elastic member, and a clamper, in which a flexible pressing plate and a pair of flexible supporting plates at the same plane are respectively extended from the holding plate. An arc-shaped holding groove used for holding the damper is disposed at the inner flank side of each supporting plate, and the holding groove is provided with an inward inclined wall to allow the damper to be guided and positioned in the holding grooves. And, a downward force is applied on the surface of the pressing plate by the elastic member so that the pressing plate is pressed on the upper of the damper and the damper is fixedly positioned in the holding grooves. Thereby, the damper would not result noise due to the external shaking and the turntable can be engaged accurately with the clamper.

Claims

1. An apparatus for positioning a damper of an optical disc device, the apparatus is installed above a spindle motor and comprises:

a base plate, on which a hole positioned above the spindle motor is provided;

a positioning plate, one end of which is pivoted on the base plate, the other end of the holding plate is extendedly provided with a pressing plate and a pair of flexible supporting plates parallel to each other, the supporting plates are each provided with a holding groove, wherein the supporting plates are against the surface of the base plate and the holding groove is located just above the hole of the base plate;

an elastic member, one end of which is fixed on the base plate and other end presses against the pressing plate to provide a downward force on it; and

a clamper, which is disposed through the hole of the base plate and is provided with a circular plate;

wherein the circular plate is pressed by the pressing plate and held in the holding grooves when no disc is clamped therein.

2. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein the damper is further provided with a neck part below the circular plate.

3. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein the holding grooves are further provided with an inward inclined wall which corresponds to an inward inclined slope provided at a lower peripheral surface of the circular plate.

4. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein the damper is further provided with a central hole and the spindle motor includes a camshaft so that the camshaft is engaged into the central hole when the spindle motor lifts up.

5. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein there is a gap between the pressing plate and the supporting plates.

6. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein the pressing plate is extended horizontally and the supporting plates are horizontally downward extended slight lower than the pressing plate.

7. The apparatus for positioning a damper according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a torsion spring.