Patent ID: 7047539
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A disc drive apparatus using a disk-like recording medium, comprising: a casing including a front panel having an opening; a substrate arranged adjacent to said front panel inside said casing; two light emitting elements arranged on said substrate; a light guiding member arranged adjacent to said two light emitting elements on said substrate for guiding light emitted from said light emitting elements; a white-colored light reflecting film positioned in a light emitting direction of a low luminance light emitting element and formed on a surface of said substrate positioned below said light guiding member, said low luminance light emitting element being one of said two light emitting elements and emitting light in lower luminance relative to other of said two light emitting elements; and a motor arranged adjacent to said light guiding member and said light reflecting film on said substrate; wherein said light guiding member includes an output portion inserted in the opening of said front panel for outputting light provided from said two light emitting elements, said light guiding member is provided with a satin finish at a surface of a portion facing said other of said two light emitting elements, and said front panel includes a convex portion protruding below a portion that is farthest from said two light emitting elements in a portion adjacent to said output portion of said light guiding member.