Patent ID: 7237246

Claim:
A mounting structure of an optical disk drive comprising: a mounting plate comprising a notched base plate; a tray comprising a bore; a damper installed on the notched base plate; a screw comprising a screw shaft and a head, the screw shaft comprising a first shaft section formed below the head and a second shaft section formed below the first shaft section, the second shaft section being threaded and having a smaller diameter than the first shaft section; and a nut dimensioned to be threaded onto the second shaft section; wherein a bottom portion of the second shaft is threaded into the bore, and the nut is threaded onto the second shaft of the screw and is prevented from being threaded onto the first shaft section, the nut leaving a predetermined clearance between the head of the screw and the nut for installing the damper, and the damper elastically connecting the mounting plate to the screw; wherein the screw is capable of being rotated in the bore to adjust a depth of the screw threaded into the bore to set a distance between the mounting plate and the tray.