Patent ID: 7257828

Claim:
An optical head device comprising: a base member including a first attachment surface passing light reflected by an optical recording medium; a support member including: a second attachment surface adjacent to said first attachment surface; and a third attachment surface opposite said second attachment surface, having a first portion having a first distance to said first attachment surface and a second portion having a second distance to said first attachment surface greater than said first distance, and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction followed by the light having passed through said first attachment surface; a guide member arranged on said first attachment surface and having a guide surface extending along from said first portion toward said second portion; a first adhesive member fixing said support member on said first attachment surface at a desired position; a photodetector arranged on said third attachment surface to receive the light having passed through said first attachment surface; and a second adhesive member fixing said photodetector on said third attachment surface at a desired position.