Patent · US Expired

Recording and/or reproducing apparatus for optical recording media

US7007288B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

7Claims

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Assignee

Thomson Licensing · FR

Inventors

Gunter Tabor · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE
Rolf Dupper · Villingen-Schwenningen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 12, 2001
Grant date	Feb 28, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 12, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B7/121
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A protective cover for an objective of an optical head is proposed which can be moved between a position covering the objective and a position exposing the objective. In the position exposing the objective, the protective cover is positioned outside the plane between the optical head and an optical recording medium located opposite the optical head.

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