Patent · US Expired

Continuous flexible connection for miniature optical head

US6704256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2001
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/08576
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical assembly including a service loop extended from a focus section of an actuator arm. A portion of the service loop bends when a tracking section of the actuator arm rotates around a tracking axis while a portion of the flex circuit twists when the focus section of the actuator arm rotates around a focus axis.

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