USPatent applicationPatented

Optical disc apparatus

Granted 22 Jul 2014 · 4 office actions

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Abstract

An optical disc apparatus of the present invention is configured to include: a chassis which includes a supporting portion that supports an optical pickup, a pickup moving mechanism, and a disc motor, and coupling portions that are coupled to a tray at plural points, which is formed of a synthetic resin material, and in which the supporting portion and the coupling portions are integrated with each other; and a flexible flat cable which electrically couples between a first circuit substrate fixed to the bottom case side and a second circuit substrate fixed to the tray or the chassis side, and which is arranged between a bottom cover and a bottom case while its plane surface is folded in a state where the tray is inserted into an apparatus body.

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Classifications

8 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G11B33/08
USPC · US Patent Classification
720/611720/651720/653720/692720/689720/652720/694

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Carlos E Garcia
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