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Apparatus for optically reading a record carrier by means of an autofocus device

US3992575A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 26, 1974
Grant dateNov 16, 1976
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Expiry dateNov 26, 1994

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/0924
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is described for reading a record carrier on which information is stored in an optically readable reflecting structure. By projecting two radiation spots one before and one behind the plane of the information structure, it is possible to ascertain whether a read beam is properly focussed on the information structure.

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