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Objective lens actuator and method for manufacturing the same

US5734638A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

It is the object of the invention to decrease the gain peak of an objective lens holder at a natural frequency of a biaxial objective lens actuator used in an optical disc system using a reproducing-only-disc, a write-once-disc or an erasable disc. The out-line of a construction is such that each support for the objective lens holder is composed of plural elastic wires surrounded by damping material (silicone, for example), and a damping effect can be achieved by shearing stress caused in the damping material, and each of the support springs passes through a hole of a damping box, wherein the clearance between the support spring and the inner wall of the hole of the damping box is filled with gelled damping material. A further improvement of damping can be achieved by the damping box.

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