Protection device for protecting a flat cable

Abstract

The invention provides a protection device for protecting a flat cable in an optical disk drive. The protection device includes a casing, whereon a main board is fixed inside the casing, and an opening is formed at a front edge of the casing. The protection device further includes a tray disposed inside the casing in a slidable manner, a circuit board disposed on a bottom of the tray, the flat cable connected to the main board and the circuit board, a cover disposed on the bottom of the tray, and a support frame connected to the cover and protruding towards a rear of the casing. The support frame is disposed on the bottom of the tray and adjacent to a position, where the flat cable is connected to the circuit board, for holding the flat cable and preventing the flat cable from dropping.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.