Patent ID: 7784067

Claim:
An optical disk apparatus, comprising: a frame that receives internal devices and is structured to receive an optical disk; a tray that rotatably mounts the optical disk thereon; a rail that supports the tray to be movable between a mounting position where the optical disk is detachably mounted and a receiving position where the optical disk is received in the frame; a tray receiving releasing member that releases the tray from the frame; and an optical disk rotation suppressing member that exerts a pressing force on a circumferential portion of the optical disk in cooperation with a releasing operation of the tray receiving releasing member to stop rotation of the optical disk, wherein the tray receiving releasing member includes: a fixing releasing member which releases fixing of the tray and the frame; and a latching solenoid that maintains the receiving position by a suction force of a permanent magnet to a metal piece, and wherein the tray receiving releasing member includes a compulsory ejection member that removes the suction force by exerting a compulsory force on the fixing releasing member to release the receiving position.