Patent ID: 8997128
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disc drive (ODD) comprising: a tray comprising a spindle motor configured to rotate a disc, an optical pickup unit, and a transfer motor configured to slide the optical pickup unit in a radial direction of the disc; a first flat cable connected to the transfer motor; a circuit board arranged at the front of the tray; a main frame in which the tray is slidably installed; a locking unit, configured to selectively lock the tray to the main frame, and comprising an electrical actuator; and a second flat cable, comprising signal lines covered by an insulator, a first terminal part connected to the first flat cable, a second terminal part connected to the circuit board, and an exposure part formed by removing a portion of the insulator between the first and second terminal parts to expose one of the signal lines therethrough, wherein a terminal part of the electrical actuator is connected, through the exposure part, to an actuator signal line among the signal lines.