Optical disk drive assembly having a control panel mounted movably thereon
First Claim
1. An optical disk drive assembly, comprising:
- a hollow housing having a bottom wall, two opposite side walls extending upwardly from two opposite sides of said bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from a rear end of said bottom wall, and a front opening formed at a front end of said bottom wall and opposed to said rear wall;
an optical disk drive mounted inside said hollow housing, said optical disk drive being spaced apart from and being disposed above said bottom wall to define a clearance therebetween; and
a control panel movably received in said clearance, said control panel having a front end, and a plurality of control keys disposed adjacent to said front end of said control panel, and connected electrically to said optical disk drive for manipulation of said optical disk drive, said control panel being movable between a retracted position where said front end of said control panel is retracted into said hollow housing to conceal said control keys in said clearance under said optical disk drive, and an extended position where said front end of said control panel protrudes out of said front opening of said hollow housing to expose said control keys.
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Abstract
An optical disk drive assembly includes a hollow housing, an optical disk drive, and a control panel. The hollow housing has a bottom wall, two opposite side walls extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from a rear end of the bottom wall, and a front opening formed at a front end of the bottom wall and opposed to the rear wall. The optical disk drive is mounted inside the hollow housing. The optical disk drive is spaced apart from and is disposed above the bottom wall to define a clearance therebetween. The control panel is movably received in the clearance. The control panel has a front end, and a plurality of control keys disposed adjacent to the front end of the control panel and connected electrically to the optical disk drive for manipulation of the optical disk drive. The control panel is movable between a retracted position where the front end of the control panel is retracted into the hollow housing to conceal the control keys in the clearance under the optical disk drive, and an extended position where the front end of the control panel protrudes out of the front opening of the hollow housing to expose the control keys.
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11 Claims
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1. An optical disk drive assembly, comprising:
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a hollow housing having a bottom wall, two opposite side walls extending upwardly from two opposite sides of said bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from a rear end of said bottom wall, and a front opening formed at a front end of said bottom wall and opposed to said rear wall;
an optical disk drive mounted inside said hollow housing, said optical disk drive being spaced apart from and being disposed above said bottom wall to define a clearance therebetween; and
a control panel movably received in said clearance, said control panel having a front end, and a plurality of control keys disposed adjacent to said front end of said control panel, and connected electrically to said optical disk drive for manipulation of said optical disk drive, said control panel being movable between a retracted position where said front end of said control panel is retracted into said hollow housing to conceal said control keys in said clearance under said optical disk drive, and an extended position where said front end of said control panel protrudes out of said front opening of said hollow housing to expose said control keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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