Patent attributes
The present invention provides an optical disk drive device into which a disk can be loaded even when the disk is inserted through a disk insertion port only by a small amount. The optical disk drive device according to the present invention includes a loading lever 7 pivotably located inside a housing 23 near an insertion port, a motor 6 pivotally rotating the loading lever 7, a detection switch 16 driving the motor 6, a main lever 4a pivotably located inside the housing 23 closer to a center thereof, the main lever turning on the detection switch 16 to drive the motor 6, and a sub-lever 17 pivotably provided at a leading end of the main lever 4a to pivotally rotate the main lever 4a.