Patent ID: 7774804

Claim:
An optical disc apparatus, comprising: a tray being provided to be movable between a first position where an optical disc can be loaded therein and a second position where information is read out from said optical disc loaded; and a housing supporting said tray to be slidable, and including an electronic circuit board in a part thereof, wherein said tray mounts thereon, at least: a pickup portion for reading out information from the optical disc loaded; a disc motor for rotationally driving the optical disc; and a part including a control portion for controlling those mentioned above; and wherein a portion of said part mounted on said tray is electrically connected between said electronic circuit board of said housing through a flexible cable which is provided under condition of being bent within said housing; wherein a reinforcing portion is formed on at least one side surface of said flexible cable, in a part of a bent region of said flexible cable, which moves accompanying with movement of said tray when said tray moves between said first position and said second position, and an end portion of said reinforcing portion is shaped into a configuration for dispersing stresses generated when said flexible cable is bent; and wherein said reinforcing portion is a film with a thickness of about 0.5 to 1.5 times as large as a thickness of said flexible cable.