Patent · US Expired

Optical pickup

US7137132B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 16, 2003
Grant dateNov 14, 2006
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/123
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical pickup has a laser mounting surface formed around an opening portion of a laser hole while a notch groove ranging from the laser mounting surface to an operating hole is formed in a laser hole side wall portion. A fitting piece removably fitted into the notch groove is provided integrally with a metal holder which is provided for supporting a photodiode and which is locked in the laser mounting surface. The operating hole is defined between a forward end of the fitting piece and an inner end of the notch groove. A laser diode is fitted into a lock hole of the holder coaxial with the laser hole while a radiator plate is attached to the outer surface of the holder. Thus, the laser diode is held between the holder and the radiator plate.

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