Patent ID: 8752077

Claim:
An optical disc apparatus, comprising: a tray on which an optical disc is mountable; and a case assembly for housing the tray, the case assembly comprising: a top case for covering an upper surface of the tray; and a bottom case for covering a lower surface of the tray, wherein the top case comprises a tab that extends downward from a first end of the top case along a first side surface of the tray and includes a protrusion that protrudes inward, wherein the bottom case comprises a lower-side folded portion formed by folding inward an upper end of a first side surface of the bottom case, and wherein the lower-side folded portion comprises a cantilever spring, the cantilever spring comprising: a spring portion which extends in a vertical direction along the first side surface of the tray and with which the protrusion of the tab is in contact under a state in which the top case is affixed to the bottom case; and a curved portion which is formed by bending inward an upper part of the spring portion and with which the protrusion comes into contact when the top case is being affixed to the bottom case.