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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Ryo Matsubara, Osaka, JP;
Hideto Soga, Osaka, JP;
Tomio Yamamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuyuki Torii, Kyoto, JP;
Ryo Matsubara, Osaka, JP;
Hideto Soga, Osaka, JP;
Tomio Yamamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Yasuyuki Torii, Kyoto, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical disc driving device has a metallic exterior casing and an internal unit to be housed in the exterior casing. The internal unit further includes an optical pickup unit for performing recording or reproduction of information signals on an optical disc, and a printed wiring substrate on which a connector electrically connected to the optical pickup unit and serving for transmission and reception of electrical signals from and to external electronic equipment via an external-connection cable is mounted. The exterior casing has an opening for allowing the connector project outside, and the connector is connected to the external-connection cable in a direction that orthogonally crosses with a projecting direction of the connector from the opening, and the external-connection cable extends from the connector along a surface of the exterior casing.