Abstract: An optical disk drive including: a housing; a tray installed in the housing; an optical pickup unit mounted in the tray; and a guide shaft mounted in the tray such that the optical pickup unit and the guide shaft are configured such that the optical pickup unit is reciprocally movable along the guide shaft.

Abstract: A disk drive that includes a noise reduction unit, and a method of reducing noise by using the disk drive. The disk drive includes a main chassis; a tray operatively coupled to the main chassis such that the tray is slidable relative to the main chassis, the tray including a disk accommodation portion configured to accommodate a storage medium such that the storage medium is rotatable relative to the disk accommodation portion; and a noise reduction unit configured to reduce a pressure concentration on an end portion of the storage medium as the storage medium rotates to reduce noise.

Abstract: A cover for an optical disc drive. The cover includes: a body having a top portion that is configured to cover a disc if the disc is inserted into the optical disc drive, and a pressure structure formed on the body and having an asymmetrical shape.

Abstract: An optical device is provided including a tray body linearly moving and loading an optical disk. A case guide is configured to guide the linear movement of the tray body. A damper is interposed between the tray body and the case guide to attenuate vibration of the tray body.

Abstract: An optical disc drive including a housing, a tray that is installed in the housing and that is configured to receive an optical disc, which has a spoke region on a surface thereof, an optical pickup unit which is attached to the tray, a main circuit board which is installed on the tray and is operatively connected to the optical pickup unit, and a spoke sensor which is arranged on the main circuit board and corresponds to the spoke region of the optical disk.

Abstract: A cover for an optical disc drive. The cover includes: a body having a top portion that is configured to cover a disc if the disc is inserted into the optical disc drive, and a pressure structure formed on the body and having an asymmetrical shape.

Abstract: Provided is an optical disk apparatus in which an interlocking slider engaged with a main slider directly drive an eject lever and a boss for performing a disk chucking operation. The optical disk apparatus includes a housing having a slot to receive a disk, a main unit having a turn table to rotate the disk, the main slider configured to move in first and second directions corresponding to insertion and ejection of the disk, the eject lever configured to eject the disk inserted into the housing through the slot, and the interlocking slider.

Abstract: An optical disk drive including: a housing; a tray installed in the housing; an optical pickup unit mounted in the tray; and a guide shaft mounted in the tray such that the optical pickup unit and the guide shaft are configured such that the optical pickup unit is reciprocally movable along the guide shaft.

Abstract: An optical device is provided including a tray body linearly moving and loading an optical disk. A case guide is configured to guide the linear movement of the tray body. A damper is interposed between the tray body and the case guide to attenuate vibration of the tray body.

Abstract: An optical disc drive including a housing, a tray that is installed in the housing and that is configured to receive an optical disc, which has a spoke region on a surface thereof, an optical pickup unit which is attached to the tray, a main circuit board which is installed on the tray and is operatively connected to the optical pickup unit, and a spoke sensor which is arranged on the main circuit board and corresponds to the spoke region of the optical disk.

Abstract: A disk drive that includes a noise reduction unit, and a method of reducing noise by using the disk drive. The disk drive includes a main chassis; a tray operatively coupled to the main chassis such that the tray is slidable relative to the main chassis, the tray including a disk accommodation portion configured to accommodate a storage medium such that the storage medium is rotatable relative to the disk accommodation portion; and a noise reduction unit configured to reduce a pressure concentration on an end portion of the storage medium as the storage medium rotates to reduce noise.

Abstract: Provided is an optical disk apparatus in which an interlocking slider engaged with a main slider directly drive an eject lever and a boss for performing a disk chucking operation. The optical disk apparatus includes a housing having a slot to receive a disk, a main unit having a turn table to rotate the disk, the main slider configured to move in first and second directions corresponding to insertion and ejection of the disk, the eject lever configured to eject the disk inserted into the housing through the slot, and the interlocking slider.