Patent ID: 7653918

Claim:
An optical disk drive comprising: a chassis; a traverse frame having a first flange moveably connected to the chassis; a traverse having a second flange, wherein one end of the traverse is disposed on the chassis and the other end is disposed on the traverse frame; a damper having two separate necks, wherein the two separate necks of the damper are clamped on the first and the second flanges, respectively; an optical pickup head disposed on the traverse for reading and/or writing information on an optical disk; a motor disposed on the traverse for moving the optical pickup head; a spindle motor disposed on the traverse for supporting and rotating the optical disk; and a stopper comprising a protruded arm formed with the traverse and an extended arm extended from the protruded arm, wherein the protruded arm is protruded from the traverse and the extended arm is disposed above the traverse frame, wherein the extended arm of the stopper is interfered with the traverse frame under a heavy shock.