Compact optical disk device capable of driving various types of optical disks
US6188665A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/30
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical disk device applicable to a plurality of optical disks differently normalized from each other, including rotation driving unit which support the optical disk and which drive rotation of the optical disk; a plurality of optical heads which are applicable to the a plurality of differently normalized optical disks, respectively; single guiding member for guiding each of the a plurality of optical heads in a radial direction of the optical disk supported by the rotation driving unit; pushing member for pushing the each of the a plurality of optical heads along the single guiding member; container unit for containing all of the a plurality of optical heads; and optical head moving member for moving one of the a plurality of optical heads from the container unit toward the single guiding member or from the single guiding member toward the container unit.
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