Patent ID: 6181510
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical disk apparatus comprising:a housing having an inlet/outlet port in a front surface thereof;a holder provided inside the housing and swingably supported at one end closer to a back side of the housing by means of a supporting member;a tray slidably held inside the holder, said tray being pulled out from the holder through the inlet/output port for placement of an optical disk cartridge, and being drawn into the holder after placement of the optical disk cartridge;a driving unit fixed in the housing, inclined with a front end of the driving unit located at a lower position than a back end of the driving unit and configured to spin an optical disk contained in the optical disk cartridge; anda swinging device configured to swing the holder around the supporting member as a center to bring the optical disk in the cartridge into engagement with the driving device after the tray is received inside the holder.