A disc drive includes a main body having a roughly box-shaped casing and a
top plate which covers the upper side of the casing, a disc tray having a
disc holding portion in which an optical disc is to be placed and being
movable with respect to the main body through an opening formed on the
front side of the main body, and a convex portion provided on the top
plate so as to protrude inside the main body and having a shape that its
horizontal cross-sectional area decreases gradually toward a tip thereof.
The convex portion being positioned in a region of the top plate
corresponding to the disc holding portion of the disc tray in a state
that the disc tray is fully inserted into the main body. The disc drive
may further includes a roughly arc-shaped ridge portion formed in the
region of the top plate so as to protrude inside the main body. The ridge
portion also has a shape that its horizontal cross-sectional area
decreases gradually toward a tip thereof. According to the disc drive
having the above structure, it is possible to obtain excellent recording
and playback characteristics of the optical disc.