Disc drive equipped with a disc tray

摘要

A disc drive comprises a main body equipped with a turntable for rotating a disc, a disc tray movable with respect to the main body between a disc loaded position and a disc eject position to transport the disc to the disc loaded position, and a disc clamper for holding the disc transported by the disc tray between the turntable and the disc clamper. The disc drive further includes a disc clamper displacement mechanism provided on the disc tray to make contact with the disc clamper to displace the disc clamper upward when the disc tray is moved from the disc loaded position to the disc eject position so as to prevent obstruction of the movement of the disc tray. This mechanism includes an inclined surface formed at least a portion of the disc tray to the rear of a disc supporting portion and a reinforcing portion connected to the rear of the inclined surface. According to this structure, the disc clamper does not obstruct the movement of the disc tray, and since a space created underneath the disc tray is utilized to provide ribs underneath the reinforcing portion and the inclined surface, which increase the strength of the disc tray and prevent cambering or warpage of the disc tray. <IMAGE>