Computer and optical drive thereof

• US 7,490,336 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2005
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Sung, Fei-Wen, Perng, Chiy-Ferng
• Primary Examiner(s): Cao; Allen T
• Application Number:
  US11/210,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20060064708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,265 Days
• Field of Search: 720/646, 720/623, 720/601, 720/653, 720/648, 720/645, 720/650, 720/606, 720/626, 720/602, 720/685, 361/683, 361/724
• US Class Current: 720/646
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/122 Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes an optical drive and a second housing. In this case, the optical drive has a first housing, a circuit board, a first button, and a second button. The circuit board is disposed in the first housing. The first button is disposed on the first housing and the first button electrically connects with the circuit board. The optical drive is disposed in the second housing. The second button electrically connects with the circuit board with a wire. The second button, which controls the optical drive, is disposed on the second housing.

Claims

1. An optical drive, comprising:

a first housing;

a circuit board disposed in the first housing;

a first button disposed on the first housing and electrically connected to the circuit board; and

a second button electrically connected to the circuit board with a wire, wherein either the first button or the second button controls an action of the optical drive, wherein the second button is disposed on a second housing, the first housing is disposed in the second housing, and the second housing is a computer housing.

2. The optical drive according to claim 1, wherein either the first button or the second button controls a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

3. The optical drive according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board comprises a double controlling circuit having an OR gate, the OR gate has two input terminals and one output terminal, one of the input terminals electrically connects to the first button, the other one of the input terminals electrically connects to the second button, and the output terminal transmits a controlling signal to control a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

4. The optical drive according to claim 1, wherein a first signal is transmitted to the circuit board when the first button is pressed.

5. The optical drive according to claim 4, wherein the first signal control a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

6. The optical drive according to claim 1, wherein a second signal is transmitted to the circuit board when the second button is pressed.

7. The optical drive according to claim 6, wherein the second signal controls a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

8. The optical drive according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connector electrically connecting the wire with the circuit board.

9. The optical drive according to claim 8, wherein the wire is a twisted pair cable.

10. A computer, comprising:

an optical drive, which comprises a first housing, a circuit board, a first button, and a second button, wherein the circuit board is disposed in the first housing;

the first button being disposed on the first housing and electrically connected to the circuit board;

the second button being electrically connected to the circuit board with a wire; and

a second housing, wherein the optical drive is disposed therein and the second button is disposed thereon for controlling the optical drive, wherein the first housing is disposed in the second housing, and the second housing is a computer housing.

11. The computer according to claim 10, wherein either the first button or the second button controls a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

12. The computer according to claim 11, wherein the circuit board comprises a double controlling circuit having an OR gate, the OR gate has two input terminals and one output terminal, one of the input terminals electrically connects to the first button, the other one of the input terminals electrically connects to the second button, and the output terminal transmits a controlling signal to control the loading/ejection action and/or the playing action of the optical drive.

13. The computer according to claim 10, wherein a first signal is transmitted to the circuit board when the first button is pressed.

14. The computer according to claim 13, wherein the first signal controls a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

15. The computer according to claim 10, wherein a second signal is transmitted to the circuit board when the second button is pressed.

16. The computer according to claim 15, wherein the second signal controls a loading/ejection action and/or a playing action of the optical drive.

17. The computer according to claim 10, further comprising:

a connector electrically connecting the wire with the circuit board.

18. The computer according to claim 17, wherein the wire is a twisted pair cable.