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Device for joining and separating storage medium
Assignee: Idis Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-06-05
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Granted: 2005-08-09
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Expires: 2022-06-05
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a device for joining and separating a storage medium, storing inputted data by being mounted on a computer or a digital video recorder and being simply separated from a housing of the storage medium capable of reproducing the stored data with a switching operation of a door, and comprises, a storage medium tray mounting a data storage medium thereon; a housing for receiving and guiding the storage medium tray; and a door for joining and separating the storage medium tray from the housing.
Inventors
- 👤 Jin-Kyu Song
- 👤 Hyung-Min Kim
- 👤 Jeh-Hoon Phee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 09:20
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/02; G11B33/12; G11B33/121; G11B33/123; G11B33/124; H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1401; H05K7/1411
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A device for joining and separating a storage medium, comprising: a storage medium tray for mounting a data storage medium thereon; a suspension unit formed at a front face of the storage medium tray; a housing for receiving and guiding the storage medium tray; a door for taking out the data storage medium tray from the housing, the door including a hinge on one section and an inserting section for inserting the storage medium tray by pushing the storage medium tray in connecting with the hinge; and a suspension end formed at a side of the hinge, the suspension end being engaged with the suspension unit to take out the storage medium tray from the housing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A device for joining and separating a storage medium, comprising: a storage medium tray for mounting a data storage medium thereon; a suspension unit formed at a front face of the storage medium tray; a housing for receiving and guiding the storage medium tray; a door for taking out the data storage medium tray from the housing, the door including a hinge on one section and an inserting section for inserting the storage medium tray by pushing the storage medium tray in connecting with the hinge; and a suspension end formed at a side of the hinge, the suspension end being engaged with the suspension unit to take out the storage medium tray from the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device for joining and separating the storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the housing has a door-locking unit being locked and unlocked by pressing.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
152 words
A device for joining and separating a storage medium, comprising: a storage medium tray mounting a data storage medium thereon; a suspension unit formed at a front face of the storage medium tray; a housing for receiving and guiding the storage medium tray; a door for preventing the storage medium tray from being separated at a front side or the housing; and a taking-out unit located between the door and the housing, for taking out the storage medium tray, the taking-out unit including: a pin hole pierced to a lower part from an upper part; a door-opening restriction unit for restricting an opening angle of the door; an elastic unit inserted to the inserting part, giving elasticity to the opened door; and a taking-out section formed at a side of the taking-out unit, the taking-out section being engaged with the suspension unit to take out the storage medium tray from the housing.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
152 words
A device for joining and separating a storage medium, comprising: a storage medium tray mounting a data storage medium thereon; a suspension unit formed at a front face of the storage medium tray; a housing for receiving and guiding the storage medium tray; a door for preventing the storage medium tray from being separated at a front side or the housing; and a taking-out unit located between the door and the housing, for taking out the storage medium tray, the taking-out unit including: a pin hole pierced to a lower part from an upper part; a door-opening restriction unit for restricting an opening angle of the door; an elastic unit inserted to the inserting part, giving elasticity to the opened door; and a taking-out section formed at a side of the taking-out unit, the taking-out section being engaged with the suspension unit to take out the storage medium tray from the housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device for joining and separating the storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the elastic unit includes a spring.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device for joining and separating the storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the housing has a door-opening prevention unit for preventing the door from being opened while operating the storage medium.
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