Patent ID: 7650613

Claim:
A slot-in type disc drive configured to drive a disc, comprising: an enclosure in which an opening for insertion and ejection of the disc is formed; a disc carrying unit provided inside the enclosure, located inside the enclosure at all times without appearing outside the enclosure, having a pair of members for holding the disc therebetween, and configured to carry the disc having been inserted into the opening to an inside of the enclosure by holding the disc between the members and eject the disc having been carried into the inside of the enclosure from the opening; a moving member provided inside the enclosure, located inside the enclosure at all times without appearing outside the enclosure, and configured to have a disc contact portion in contact with an end face of the disc and move the disc contact portion in the state where the disc contact portion is in contact with the end face of the disc when the disc carrying unit carries the disc; and a light source provided at the disc contact portion and configured to have light enter the inside of the disc from the end face of the disc.