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Mold for cast molding substrate having preformat with information pits and method of using same

US5026510A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 10, 1989
Grant dateJun 25, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S425/81
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cast mold and process for casting a substrate for an information recording medium has an uneven preformat pattern formed on the mold surface. The uneven preformat features a pattern corresponding to tracking grooves and information pits, each information pit portion has a size with a length b in the direction parallel to the pattern of the tracking groove of 2 to 15 .mu.m and a width a in the direction perpendicular thereto of 1 to 6 .mu.m and a height c of 300 to 3500 .ANG.. The pit pattern has a pitch which is 1.8-fold or more of pit length b.

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