Patent ID: 8997129
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical disc device comprising: a loader body having a guiding recess extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a radial direction of an optical disc; a traverse chassis provided in the loader body and having a protrusion guided along a part of the guiding recess, the traverse chassis being vertically movable; a turntable attached to the traverse chassis, for mounting the optical disc; and a clamper which clamps the optical disc between the clamper and the turntable when the traverse chassis ascends relative to the loader body to a clamp position, and unclamps the optical disc when the traverse chassis descends from the clamp position, wherein the guiding recess includes: wherein, when the traverse chassis is at a position lower than the clamp position, the protrusion is guided along the first part of the guiding recess, and when the traverse chassis is at the clamp position, the protrusion is positioned inside the second part of the guiding recess.