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Optical head and optical head feeder

US6831882B1 · kind B1 · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateJun 29, 2001
Grant dateDec 14, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B11/10571
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical head including a light source for emitting luminous energy recordable on a recording medium, a heat radiating section, in contact with the light source, for radiating heat which accompanies the light emission thereof, and a resin-made bench for mounting and fixing the aforementioned elements, or an optical head having a light source for generating luminous energy required for recording on a disk-shaped information recording medium or reproducing information recorded on the disk-shaped information recording medium; a radiator plate, in contact with the light source either directly or indirectly, for guiding heat which accompanies the emission of light by the light source; an objective lens for focusing light on the disk-shaped information recording medium; an objective lens drive unit for driving the objective lens in the focal and radial direction of the medium; a light receiving element for receiving light reflected from the medium; a sheet-shaped flexible circuit for feeding power to the light source and the light receiving element and communicating signals from the light receiving element; and an optical bench holding at least the light source, the objective lens driv…

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