Patent · US Expired

Objective lens for use in optical pickup apparatus and optical pickup apparatus

US6919996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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54Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 18, 2003
Grant dateJul 19, 2005
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Expiry dateAug 18, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

An objective lens for use in an optical pickup apparatus, comprises a first lens molded with a plastic and having an optically functional section, flange section provided around the periphery of the optically functional section, and a first contacting section provided on the flange section; and a second lens molded with a plastic, located opposite to the first lens and having an optically functional section, a flange section provided around the periphery of the optically functional section, and a second contacting section provided on the flange section. The first lens and the second lens are joined in such a way that the first contacting section and the second contacting section are brought in contact with each other.

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