Continuous flexible connection for miniature optical head
US6704256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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