Disc clamper and disc drive provided with the disc clamper

The invention pertains to a connecting and positioning structure of a flexible printed circuit for an optical pick-up (47) used in an optical disc drive (1) which comprises:an optical pick-up (47) for at least reproducing information recorded on the optical disc (3) to be loaded, the optical pick-up (47) being movable in a radial direction of the loaded optical disc (3);a printed circuit board (470) provided with electrical circuits for inputting and outputting electrical signals to and from the optical pick-up (47); anda flexible printed circuit (470) provided between the optical pick-up (47) and the printed circuit board for connecting the optical pick-up (47) to the printed circuit board; whereby said structure further comprises:regulating means (479) provided around a connecting part between the flexible printed circuit (470) and the optical pick-up (47) for regulating extending direction of the flexible printed circuit (470) from the optical pick-up (47) so as to give a desired curved form to the flexible printed circuit (470) in order to prevent the flexible printed circuit (470) from contacting the signal surface of the optical disc (3).