Optical disk drive assembly having a control panel mounted movably thereon

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6335859
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09523976

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An optical disk drive assembly includes a hollow housing, an optical disk drive, and a control panel. The hollow housing has a bottom wall, and a front opening formed adjacent to a front end of the bottom 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. The control panel is movably disposed between the optical disk drive and the bottom wall of the hollow housing. The control panel has a plurality of control keys connected electrically to the optical disk drive for manipulation of the optical disk drive. The control panel is mounted pivotally inside the hollow housing about a pivot axle that is perpendicular to the bottom wall for movement between an inward position where the control panel is received between the optical disk drive and the bottom wall to conceal the control keys under the optical disk drive, and an outward position where the control panel protrudes out of the front opening of the hollow housing to expose the control keys.

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COMPAL ELECTRONICS INCTAIPEI CITY

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Chuang, Kuei-Chu Taipei, TW 3 12

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