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Optical pickup actuator and optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus employing the same

US7228553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 17, 2004
Grant dateJun 5, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/082
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical pickup actuator includes a; a bobbin in which a through hole is formed, an objective lens attached to the bobbin; a holder provided on the base to support the bobbin; a lens holder inserted in the through hole of the bobbin to support the objective lens, wherein the lens holder is made of a material having a heat conduction coefficient lower than that of the bobbin, a plurality of suspensions, each having one end coupled to the bobbin and the other end attached to a holder provided on a base, to support the bobbin capable of suspending, and a driving unit having a coil installed at the bobbin and a magnet installed on the base to drive the bobbin with an electromagnetic force generated by the interaction of current flowing in the coil and a magnetic field formed by the magnet.

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