Patent attributes
An optical pickup for disc device has elastic wires 15 reliably connected with a dumping gel box 6. Guide members 18 are provided integrally with the dumping gel box 6 along bottom edges of side surface 6 as of the dumping gel box 6 while portions of the guide members 18 opposing to the grooves 11 are cut out to form air outlet holes 19 for the communication of the grooves 11 with outside atmosphere. The connection wiring 13 in the form of a printed circuit film or strip is folded to have a U-shape and attached to a back surface 6b and the both side surfaces 6a of the dumping gel box 6 and both end portions 13a of the connection wiring 13 are tentatively adhered to the both side surfaces 6a of the dumping gel box 6 by quick drying adhesive 20. Thermosetting adhesive 14 is filled in the grooves 11 and heated to be set and finally adhere the both end portions 13a of the connection wiring 13 to the both side surfaces 6a of the dumping gel box 6. Ends 15b of elastic wires 15 extending from a lens holder 7 are attached against and soldered on lands 12 of the connection wiring 13.
