Actuator having a minimized payload in a optical recording system
US5541908A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B7/1362
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical recording system having a routing prism and an objective lens bonded together with a slider to form an integrated unit. A slider is attached to the end of an arm of a rotary actuator. Housed within the slider is a prism and an objective lens. The prism directs a laser beam downwards through the objective lens which focuses the laser beam onto the surface of an optical disk.
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