Patent ID: 7487520

Claim:
A disc drive apparatus, comprising: a base unit including a disc receiving section to receive an optical disc, a disc rotary drive mechanism to drive the optical disc loaded in the disc receiving section to rotate, an optical pickup to write signals on and/or read signals from the optical disc being driven to rotate by the disc rotary drive mechanism, and a pickup feed mechanism to feed the optical pickup in a radial direction of the optical disc, the disc receiving section, the disc rotary drive mechanism, the optical pickup, and the pickup feed mechanism being integrally arranged on a base in an inside of a cabinet; and a base hoisting/lowering mechanism to raise and lower the base between a chucking position to load and fasten the optical disc in the disc receiving section by raising the base and an unchucking position to release the optical disc from the disc receiving section by lowering the base, wherein the disc receiving section includes a turntable to be driven to rotate by the disc rotary drive mechanism, an engaging projection arranged at a central part of the turntable so as to be engaged with the center hole of the optical disc, and a plurality of anchoring sections to anchor the optical disc at a part thereof surrounding the center hole engaged with the engaging projection, the cabinet includes a lower cabinet member having a substantially flat box-like profile and a ceiling board to close a top aperture of the lower cabinet member, and an abutment projection is arranged on the ceiling board at a position located above the turntable in an axial direction so as to project toward the turntable and the abutment projection is configured to be supported by a supporting section arranged on an external member.