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Optical pickup device capable of accurate tracking with simple structure

US6307687A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 2000
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2007/13727
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-group lens is comprised of a first lens and a second lens. The first lens is driven in an optical-axis direction by a magnetic circuit including a variable-distance use coil. As the first lens is driven, the second lens is also driven in an opposite direction to the first lens by a magnetic circuit including a mass-body driving coil, where the center-of-gravity position of movable part of an objective lens driver is kept at a generally constant position. The variable-distance use coil is disposed with the same gap as the mass-body driving coil. Thus, the distance between the first lens and the second lens can be held constant with a simple structure, without involving any complex structure, so that an accurate tracking can be achieved.

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