Appeal No. 2006-0455 Page 9
Application No. 10/217,378
1, lines 26-31). However, Mitsui is silent as to orienting the
drive unit at an angle other than vertical or horizontal.
From the disclosure of Iwata, we find that the reference
discloses (page 2) that:
Problems to be solved by the invention. In a
personal computer system, computer main body 3
is usually arranged horizontally under display
device 1 as shown in Figure 4(A) or arranged
vertically beside display device 1 as shown in
Figure 4(B). Therefore, FDD 4 is used either
horizontally or vertically concerning direction
of disc inserting port 4a on its operating surface.
Since a computer main body 3 is not set or used
obliquely, the use angle of FDD 4 is limited to a
horizontal or vertical angle. However, there are
various requirements for the angle of FDD 4 depending
on the preference of the user or the situation of the
application site. The aforementioned limitation can
cause problems in using FDD 4.
We find from this disclosure that it was known to orient the disc
drive in a horizontal or vertical fashion. Iwata further
recognizes that a computer is not set or used obliquely, and that
the use angle of the disc drive is limited to a vertical or
horizontal angle. In addition, Iwata recognizes that there are
various requirements for the angle of the disc drive “depending
on the preference of the user,” and that limiting the angle of
the disc drive to vertical or horizontal orientations can cause
problems in using the disc drive. Iwata’s solution, as shown in
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