Patent ID: 6868546

Claim:
A disk device for playing back information recorded on an optical disk, comprising: a device body; a disk tray, moving between a charging position in which the optical disk is charged into the device body, and a discharging position in which the optical disk is discharged form the device body; a chassis, provided in the device body; a turntable, provided on the chassis, and moving between an ascending position and a descending position in the device body in accordance with a movement of the chassis, and the turntable on which the optical disk is set; and a disk clamper, pivotally arranged on an upper plate of the device body, and clamping the optical disk against the turntable when the turntable is moved to the ascending position, wherein the disk clamper is arranged on the upper plate with a clearance therebetween so that the disk clamper is moved in all radial directions; and wherein an amount of the clearance in a first direction, in which the disk tray moves from the discharging position to the charging position, is smaller than amounts of the clearance in the other directions.