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Recording and reproducing apparatus having elevation mechanism

US6188661A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJan 6, 1997
Grant dateFeb 13, 2001
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B11/10576
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical pickup device capable of irradiating laser beams on a signal recording surface of a magneto-optical disk is provided. The optical pickup device so provided includes a separate optical system whose moveable portion is reduced in weight in order to cope with high-speed access.

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