Patent ID: 7152235

Claim:
An optical disc apparatus comprising: a turntable for mounting an optical disc thereon; an optical pickup unit for reading out information recorded on the optical disc mounted on the turntable; an optical disc drive for rotating the turntable; a drive chassis formed of resin and provided for holding the turntable, the optical pickup unit and the optical disc drive, the drive chassis having pivot shafts at both ends thereof extending in a direction perpendicular to an optical disc insertion direction; and a main chassis having bearing portions for pivotably supporting the drive chassis, wherein each of the pivot shafts of the drive chassis has a hook to allow the drive chassis to be held by the main chassis, and wherein when a force is applied to the drive chassis in a direction perpendicular to the optical disc insertion direction, the hook of one of the pivot shafts which are parts of the drive chassis is stopped by the main chassis for preventing the drive chassis from falling off the main chassis.