Patent ID: 7669210

Claim:
An optical pickup device, comprising: a drive shaft that moves an optical device for reading data from or writing data in an optical disk in a radial direction of the optical disk; a mechanical chassis made of resin that includes the drive shaft disposed thereon and a guide portion formed integrally therewith, the guide portion being parallel with the drive shaft; a metal base that is slid in the radial direction in a manner closely in contact with the drive shaft, and a guide receiver portion having a U-shaped cross section that is slid in the radial direction in a manner closely in contact with the guide portion formed on the mechanical chassis, the optical device being mounted thereon; a slidable member made of resin that is provided between the guide portion of the mechanical chassis and the guide receiver portion of the base; and a spring member that is provided between the guide portion of the mechanical chassis and the guide receiver portion on an opposite side of the slidable member, and applies an energizing force to press the slidable member and the guide portion.