Patent ID: 7617506

Claim:
An optical disc apparatus having a structure for holding a tray, which loads and unloads an optical disc, at a predetermined position within a case, the optical disc apparatus comprising: a lock pin disposed in a protruded condition on a side of an inner surface of the case and tapered in a protruding direction thereof; a lock arm disposed on the tray, the lock arm including: a hook portion to be engaged with an inclined surface of the lock pin; an arm portion formed to continue into the hook portion; and a support portion supporting the arm portion rotatably about a pivot, the lock arm being engaged with the lock pin in a condition, in which the tray has moved to the predetermined position within the case, thereby holding the tray in the predetermined position; and a resilient member connected to the lock arm, the resilient member restricting, by a resilient restoring force thereof, an abutment force of the hook portion of the lock arm against the inclined surface of the lock pin, wherein the hook portion of the lock arm is displaced in the protruding direction of the lock pin along the inclined surface of the lock pin when an impact force is applied to the optical disc apparatus.