Abstract:
An optical pickup device moves in a feed direction parallel to a radial direction of an optical disc rotating on an axis of rotation, and records or reproduces information on an information recording surface of the optical disc. The optical pickup device has a first light source that emits light of a first wavelength, a second light source that emits light of a second wavelength differing from the first wavelength, a first objective lens for focusing the light from the first light source onto the information recording surface, and a second objective lens for focusing the light from the second light source onto the information recording surface. The first and second objective lenses and the first light source are disposed in a plane that passes through the axis of rotation and is parallel to the feed direction.
Abstract:
An integrated disk driving module is disclosed, the module including a base unit including a stepping motor fixture bent from an upper plate toward an accommodation space, wherein the stepping motor fixture is integrally formed with the upper plate, and a stepping motor rotatably fixed to the stepping motor fixture.
Abstract:
A stabilization part stabilizes surface vibration of a flexible optical disk along a rotation axis direction of the optical disk by means of pressure difference of air flow created according to Bernoulli's law at a portion on which information writing/reading is performed, provided on a side of the optical disk opposite to a side on which information recording/reproducing is performed. In this case, areas are provide on the upstream side and down stream side along the disk rotation direction of the portion of the optical disk which is stabilized by said stabilization part, said areas of the optical disk not having pressure difference created thereon by the air flow.
Abstract:
An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a housing configured to include an optical component including a laser diode emitting a laser beam, the housing being made of metal; and a heatsink configured to dissipate heat generated from the laser diode, the heatsink being made of metal different from the metal of the housing; the heatsink being fixed to the housing with one screw and adhesive.
Abstract:
In an optical pickup apparatus of the present invention, an integrated optical unit including at least a light emitting element, a light receiving element, and an optical element is installed on a housing. The housing includes arrangement sections on which the respective elements of those at least the light emitting element, the light receiving element, and the optical element are to be rigidly mounted so that the respective elements are integral with the housing via the arrangement sections. In other words, the integrated optical unit is installed on the housing by use of a discrete method so that positional adjustment of respective optical components is simplified. The optical components are adjusted highly precisely in a simplified manner so that optical pickup apparatuses that are small, light, and high-quality are provided.
Abstract:
An optical disc apparatus according to the present invention is equipped with a disc rotation mechanism for placing and rotating a disc, a plurality of optical heads for emitting light beams for recording and/or reproducing data on the optical disc, a transport unit including a guide structure for guiding the optical heads to be radially transportable on the disc, an optical head transport mechanism for transporting the optical heads along the guide structure, and a transport base for supporting the disc rotation mechanism, the guide structure and the optical head transport mechanism, an optical head storing portion having a plurality of storage support guides for supporting and storing each of the plurality of optical heads, and an optical head insertion and removal mechanism for transporting each of the optical heads from the optical head storing portion to the transport unit or from the transport unit to the optical head storing portion, and each optical head stored in the optical head storing portion is transported to the transport unit by linearly moving from a position at which it is stored.
Abstract:
The apparatus and methods of the present invention provide for a biaxial actuator, an optical pickup device, and an information optical processing device, in which the biaxial actuator is favorably mounted using a single structure. The mounting structure includes first fastening portions protruding from a bottom plate affixed to a substrate. Connecting portions are provided in the first fastening portions through first stress concentration points. The connecting portions are also provided in second fastening portions through second stress concentration points. A mounting portion is provided between the second fastening portions and yokes are formed on the bottom plate to establish a magnetic circuit. A fixing portion of the biaxial actuator is mounted on the mounting portion. By deforming each stress concentration point, a reference state of the objective lens can be determined at an arbitrary position.
Abstract:
An objective lens holder includes a body, a plurality of sideboards, and a plurality of ribs. The body defines a through hole therein for receiving an objective lens. The sideboards extend downwardly from the body round the through hole to enclose an opening that communicates with the through hole for light passing therethrough. The ribs are connected between every two adjacent sideboards.
Abstract:
A method of one embodiment of the invention is disclosed that is for a track of an optically writable label region of an optical disc having a non-integer number of pixel positions around the track, such that a last fractional pixel position is defined. The method determines whether the size of the last fractional pixel position is greater than a fractional threshold. In response to determining that the size of the last fractional pixel position is greater than the fractional threshold, the method writes a complete pixel to the last fractional pixel position, such that the complete pixel written overlaps onto a first complete pixel position of the track.
Abstract:
An optical pickup device has a semiconductor in which 2 light emitters laser emitting laser beams having different wavelengths for a DVD and CD are mounted on one package and disposes optical-system lenses with reference to a main beam for a DVD such that a long axis of an elliptic beam which is emitted from each light emitter for a CD and DVD and irradiated onto a disc is tilted at about 35° to the radius direction of a disc. This prevents an aberration from being generated in a converging spot at the DVD side due to image height and exhibits sufficient performance of lens to keep all CT, MTF and jitter in comparatively favorable conditions.