Optical disk device

Claim 2

An optical disk device comprising: a forwarding mechanism portion holding dismountably an optical disk; an optical pickup, which reads out optically information at least from said optical disk; driving means driving said optical disk; a holding member holding fixedly said forwarding mechanism portion, said optical pickup and said driving means; a covering member enveloping said holding member, said forwarding mechanism portion secured to said holding member, said optical pickup and said driving means; chassis members enveloping and holding said covering member; a front member disposed in front of said chassis members, in which an optical disk insertion hole, through which said optical disk is mounted and dismounted by an action of said forwarding mechanism portion is formed; a door member disposed so as to be freely opened and closed to be brought into close contact with said optical disk insertion hole; and a control circuit portion disposed outside of said covering member and inside of said chassis members.

Claim 3

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein said door member is opened and closed outside of the chassis members and biased by spring biasing means in the closing direction so as to close said optical disk insertion hole.

Claim 4

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein a bearing portion of said door member is disposed outside of said covering member.

Claim 5

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein one of said holding member and said optical disk forwarding portion is mounted on the covering member through a vibration absorbing member.

Claim 6

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein said covering member is in contact with the front member.

Claim 7

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein said driving means is supported by said covering member through elastic members.

Claim 8

An optical disk device according to claim 6, wherein said elastic members are made of gum or consist of springs.

Claim 9

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein said covering member consists of an upper cover and a lower cover.

Claim 10

An optical disk device according to claim 1, wherein said door member is closed at the start of the optical disk.

Claim 11

An optical disk device comprising: means for exchangeably mounting an optical disk to be inserted into the optical disk device; optical pickup means for optically reading information from the optical disk; driving means for driving the optical disk; covering means for substantially enclosing the exchanging means, the optical pickup means and the driving means so as to substantially prevent particles of dust from entering the interior of the covering means from outside of the covering means and accumulating on the optical pickup means, the covering means delimiting the opening through which the optical disk is exchanged so as to the inserted and withdrawn therethrough and including a door member disposed so as to be freely opened and closed so as to cover the opening after insertion and withdrawal of the optical disk; chassis means for at least partially surrounding the covering means, and control circuit means including at least a first circuit portion disposed outside of the covering means and inside of the chassis means, the first circuit portion generating heat during operation thereof, the covering means being configured so as to substantially isolate the interior of the covering means from heat generated by the at least first circuit portion of the control circuit means and thereby substantially preventing a temperature variation of a laser diode of the optical pickup means during operation of the optical disk device.

Claim 12

An optical disk device comprising: means for exchangeably mounting an optical disk to be inserted into the optical disk device; optical pickup means for optically reading information from the optical disk; driving means for driving the optical disk; covering means for substantially enclosing the exchanging means, the optical pickup means and the driving means so as to substantially prevent particles of dust from entering the interior of the covering means from outside of the covering means and accumulating on the optical pickup means, the covering means delimiting the opening through which the optical disk is exchanged so as to the inserted and withdrawn therethrough and including a door member disposed so as to be freely opened and closed so as to cover the opening after insertion and withdrawal of the optical disk; chassis means for at least partially surrounding the covering means, and control circuit means including at least a first circuit portion disposed outside of the covering means and inside of the chassis means, the first circuit portion generating heat during operation thereof, the covering means being configured so as to substantially isolate the interior of the covering means from heat generated by the at least first circuit portion of the control circuit means and thereby substantially preventing a temperature variation of a laser diode of the optical pickup means during operation of the optical disk device.

Claim 13

An optical disk device according to claim 10, wherein the covering means comprises at least one member other than the door member and formed of a material for substantially preventing fluid passage therethrough.

Claim 14

An optical disk device according to claim 10, wherein the covering means includes upper and lower case members arranged for being joined together and for cooperating with the door member.

Claim 15

An optical disk device according to claim 12, wherein the upper and lower case members are formed of a material for substantially preventing fluid passage therethrough.

Claim 16

An optical disk device according to claim 16, wherein the entirety of the control circuit means is disposed outside of the covering means.

Claim 17

An optical disk device according to claim 10, wherein the covering means other than the door member is formed of a material for substantially preventing fluid passage therethrough.

Claim 18

An optical disk device according to claim 10, further comprising chassis means for at least partially surrounding the covering means, the chassis means cooperating with the covering means to delimit the opening through which the optical disk is inserted and withdrawn, the door member being disposed to cover a portion of the chassis means delimiting the opening.

Claim 19

An optical disk device according to claim 16, further comprising elastic means disposed with the covering means for supporting the driving means for the optical disk.

Claim 20

An optical disk device according to claim 16, wherein the covering means other than the door member is formed of a material for substantially preventing fluid passage therethrough.