Disk device having a drive unit for providing a small-height structure

A disk device for reproducing information from a removable recording disk and/or for recording information in the disk, comprising:

• a drive mechanism including at least a disk motor and an optical head, said disk motor rotating the disk, and said optical head accessing the disk to reproduce information from the disk and/or record information in the disk;
• and
• a first printed circuit board controlling said disk motor and said optical head of said drive mechanism, said first printed circuit board receiving signals from the optical head and/or sending signals to the optical head to perform the reproducing of information and/or the recording of information,
• wherein said disk device further comprises:
• a second printed circuit board electrically coupling said drive mechanism to said first printed circuit board, said second printed circuit board including a connector coupled to wire patterns of said signals received and/or sent by said first printed circuit board, and said connector being electrically coupled to said first printed circuit board;
• and
• a third printed circuit board in which at least an eject button and additional electrical parts are included, said eject button and said additional electrical parts being electrically coupled to said first printed circuit board.

A disk device for reproducing information from a removable recording disk and/or for recording information in the disk, comprising:

• a disk holder holding the disk, said disk holder including a set of laterally extending guide pins including first guide pins and second guide pins;
• a cam plate movably supporting said disk holder such that said disk holder is movable between an insert/eject position and a disk-loaded position;
• a drive mechanism including at least a disk motor and an optical head, said disk motor rotating the disk, and said optical head accessing the disk to reproduce information from the disk and/or record information in the disk;
• and
• a first printed circuit board controlling said disk motor and said optical head of said drive mechanism by receiving signals from the optical head and/or sending signals to the optical head to perform the reproducing of information and/or the recording of information,
• wherein said cam plate comprises:
• first cam portions on which bottom portions of said first guide pins are slid when said disk holder is moved between the insert/eject position and the disk-loaded position;
• and
• second cam portions which overlap top portions of said second guide pins and support said top portions when said disk holder is at the disk-loaded position.

A disk device for reproducing information from a removable recording disk and/or for recording information in the disk, comprising:

• a casing in which all parts of said disk device are included, said casing including a number of first bosses;
• and
• a drive mechanism including at least a disk motor and an optical head, said disk motor rotating the disk, and said optical head accessing the disk to reproduce information from the disk and/or record information in the disk, said drive mechanism being arranged in said casing and having corners at positions corresponding to said first bosses of said casing,
• wherein said disk device further comprises:
• a plurality of vibration absorbing parts arranged at said corners of said drive mechanism and fixed to said first bosses of said casing to absorb vibrations of said drive mechanism,
• said drive mechanism including a chassis having mounting holes at said corners of said drive mechanism, and each vibration absorbing part being fitted to a periphery of one of said mounting holes of said chassis.