Optical pickup with switchable optical systems along an optical path
US6778472B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical pickup apparatus includes a first optical system for recording or reproducing signals to or from a first optical recording medium; a second optical system for recording or reproducing signals to or from a second optical recording medium; a holder for accommodating the first optical system and the second optical system on substantially the same plane; a focusing driving device for moving the holder in a first direction parallel to an optical axis of the first optical system and the second optical system; a tracking driving device for rotating the holder in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the first optical system and the second optical system; a switching device for placing the first optical system on an optical path for recording or reproducing signals to or from the first optical recording medium, and for placing the second optical system on the optical path for recording or reproducing signals to or from the second optical recording medium; and a variable distance driving device for varying a distance between the first optical recording medium and the first optical system from a distance between the second optical recording medium and the second …
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