Patent ID: 7340755
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disc drive apparatus comprising: a disc holding mechanism rotatably supported relative to a cabinet and adapted to hold a disc recording medium, and a lid supported relative to the cabinet so as to be opened and closed freely and adapted to cover and protect disc holding mechanism in a closed state, wherein: the lid includes an opening/closing motion transmitting mechanism for transmitting an opening/closing motion of the lid to the disc holding mechanism; and the disc holding mechanism includes a lid turning mechanism for receiving the opening/closing motion of the lid transmitted thereto by way of the opening/closing motion transmitting mechanism and for driving the disc holding mechanism to turn and move outward as a motion interlocked with the opening motion of the lid and to move inward as a motion interlocked with the closing motion of the lid, the lid turning mechanism includes a guide groove having a first partial groove, a second partial groove, a third partial groove, and a fourth partial groove in which each of the first partial groove, the second partial groove, the third partial groove, and the fourth partial groove has a profile different from each other.