Optical disc device having an inclined guided member to control the direction of light

A disk device comprising:

• a disk rotating mechanism for clamping a disk and rotating the clamped disk;
• an optical pickup that reproduces data of the clamped disk and includes a guided member;
• and
• an optical pickup driving mechanism that includes a guide member for guiding movement of the optical pickup via the guided member of the optical pickup,
• wherein the guided member of the optical pickup has a center axis inclined from a direction parallel with a surface of the optical pickup that faces the clamped disk so that a direction of light emitted from the optical pickup can make an approximately right angle with a surface of the disk and the center axis of the guided member is not parallel to an upper surface of the optical pickup facing the disk.

A disk device comprising:

• a disk rotating mechanism for clamping a disk and rotating the clamped disk;
• an optical pickup that includes a guided member, an upper surface facing the clamped disk, and a lower surface, and reproduces data of the disk;
• and
• an optical pickup driving mechanism including a guide member for guiding movement of the optical pickup via the guided member of the optical pickup,
• wherein the guided member of the optical pickup has a center axis inclined from a direction parallel with the lower surface of the optical pickup so that a direction of light emitted from the optical pickup can make an approximately right angle with a surface of the clamped disk and the center axis of the guided member is not parallel to a lower surface of the optical pickup.