Patent ID: 8370866

Claim:
An optical pickup supporting device comprising: a chassis formed from a resin material; an optical pickup device for projecting laser light on an optical recording medium, and detecting the laser light reflected off the optical recording medium; and a guide shaft inserted through or engaged with a guide portion provided in the optical pickup device, and fixed to the chassis by fixation parts respectively provided near two end portions of the guide shaft, wherein the fixation parts comprises, a biasing member, arranged between the guide shaft and the chassis, for biasing the guide shaft, an adjustment screw in contact with the guide shaft from a side which is opposite from a side on which the biasing member biases the guide shaft, and a fixation plate arranged in an accommodation part of the chassis, the adjustment screw being screwed to the fixation plate, and the accommodation part provided in the chassis comprises, a recess portion accommodating the fixation plate, a penetration portion penetrating a part of the chassis, in which the recess portion is provided, and a regulating portion for regulating a position of the fixation plate to be accommodated in the recess portion.