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Separation type optical pickup device

US5172356A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 1991
Grant dateDec 15, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/08582
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A separation type optical pickup device divided to a fixed optical unit and a movable optical unit. The device comprises an optical output system for emitting an optical beam arranged in the fixed unit. An optical detection system is arranged in the fixed unit. A focusing system is arranged in the movable unit for forming an optical spot on an information record medium. A deflection member is arranged in the fixed unit for deflecting and guiding the beam emitted from the optical output system to the movable unit. The member has a deflection surface which is universally rotatable about a deflection point thereof. An optical axis adjuster mechanism is arranged in the fixed unit for shifting and adjusting the optical output system in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis thereof.

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