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Optical disk drive unit

US5694314A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1995
Grant dateDec 2, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/122
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A compact optical disk drive unit improved in workability of assembly. A first printed wiring board having a signal demodulating circuit, a drive unit control circuit, and a drive circuit for driving a voice coil motor is mounted on an upper surface of a drive base. A first connector is mounted on a lower surface of the first printed wiring board. A moving optical assembly having an objective lens is movably mounted on the drive base, and a fixed optical assembly having a laser drive module and a photodetector is mounted on a lower surface of the drive base. The fixed optical assembly includes a second printed wiring board having a second connector. The first and second printed wiring boards and are connected together through the first and second connectors.

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