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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Daisuke Takasaka, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Katsuo Ichinohe, Osaka, JP;
Rikiya Ueshima, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhido Mizuta, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Takasaka, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuya Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Masaki Nakatani, Osaka, JP;
Katsuo Ichinohe, Osaka, JP;
Rikiya Ueshima, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kobayashi, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Nakagawa, Osaka, JP;
Yasuhido Mizuta, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A drive device for an optical disc apparatus, comprising: a traverse chassis; a vertically moving lever arm for covering part of the lower surface of the traverse chassis and supporting the traverse chassis; a first circuit board disposed on the upper surface of the traverse chassis; a second circuit board disposed on the lower surface of the traverse chassis; and a flexible cable that passes between the traverse chassis and the lever arm, is connected by one end thereof to the first circuit board, and is connected by the other end thereof to the second circuit board; wherein an opening that has a greater width than the width of the flexible cable is provided to a section of the lever arm in contact with the flexible cable.