Abstract: Provided is a tilt adjusting apparatus of an optical disc drive for adjusting a tilt of an optical pickup unit. The tilt adjusting apparatus includes an optical pickup unit moving in a radial direction of the disc, along first and second guide shafts. The tilt adjusting unit also includes a fixing support unit that fixes the first guide shaft and an adjustment supporting unit that supports the second guide shaft and enables the height of both ends of the second guide shaft to be adjusted.

Abstract: An optical disc apparatus comprising: a spindle motor configured to drive a turntable on which an optical disc is loaded to rotate; a first substrate on which a first support member rotatably supporting a rotation shaft of the spindle motor is fixed, and on which a second support member is formed at a position adjacent to the spindle motor; a second substrate; an optical pickup device; and a guide member configured to guide the optical pickup device in a radial direction of the optical disc loaded on the turntable, one end of the guide member being supported by the second support member on the first substrate and fixed to a fixing member on the second substrate, and the other end of the guide member being fixed to the fixing member on the second substrate.

Abstract: A guide mechanism is configured for guiding an optical pick-up head to move on a chassis. The guide mechanism includes a carriage, a first guide rail, a second guide rail, and a buffering device. The carriage includes a main body for receiving the optical pick-up head, and a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion formed on two opposite sides of the main body. The first guide rail is slidably received in a slot of the first engaging portion. The second guide rail is slidably engaging with the second engaging portion. The buffering device is clipped between the first guide rail and the first engaging portion. An optical disk drive using the guide mechanism is also provided.

Abstract: A skew adjustment mechanism of an optical disk drive includes: a pair of rod-shaped guide shafts 32a and 32b that hold an optical pick-up unit 31 therebetween and guide the optical pick-up unit; four fixing members each having a pair of claw portions 44b1 and 44b2 that are provided at a predetermined interval; four extension springs 37a, 37b, 37c and 37d each having ring-shaped hook portions at both leading ends thereof, the hook portions are hooked over the claw portions where the extension spring surrounds the shaft, thereby pressing the end portions of the shaft against the fixing member; four adjustment mechanisms that move the guide shafts 32a and 32b against the fixing member so as to allow the end portion of the guide shafts to be away from the fixing member in order to tilt the optical pick-up unit 31 in accordance with the tilt of the optical disk.

Abstract: A recording medium driving apparatus can adjust the position of a linear driving means with respect to a turntable with high precision, so that a direction in which the head apparatus is moved by the linear driving means matches a predetermined radial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the turntable. The recording medium driving apparatus includes a chassis 70, a rotating plate 63 that is rotatably provided on the chassis 70, a rotational center determining means 61 that determines the rotational center of the rotating plate 63 with respect to the chassis 70, and a rotational driving means 62 for rotating the rotating plate 63 around the rotational center.

Abstract: In an optical pickup including a supporting member for movably supporting a lens holder through a plurality of linear spring members, a holding member is provided between the lens holder and the supporting member and having holes for accommodating a plurality of linear spring members, and a damper gel is filled in the holes in the holding member for damping deflection of the linear spring member. Gaps are formed between the edge defining an opening of the hole on the holding member opened toward the supporting member and the supporting member, and the damper gel is not filled around the linear spring member at the closest position with respect to the optical disk but is filled around other linear spring members. Accordingly, when wiping off dirt attached to the objective lens, the damper gel is prevented from attaching on projections of the cleaner even when the projections pass through the gap formed between the holding member and the supporting member.