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Tilting movement optical pickup actuator and optical recording and/or reproducing apparatus using the same and method

US7305688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 20, 2004
Grant dateDec 4, 2007
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B7/0956
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The optical pickup actuator includes a bobbin in which an objective lens is mounted, and suspension wires each having one end fixed on a side of the bobbin and the other end fixed to a holder disposed on a portion of a base to allow the bobbin to move with respect to the base. A magnetic circuit is installed in the bobbin and the base including a pair of unipolar magnets positioned on the base to face two sides of the bobbin. A focusing coil is wound around the bobbin. A plurality of tilting coils are installed on an upper portion of the bobbin and/or on a lower portion of the bobbin interact with the unipolar magnets to generate an electromagnetic force to control a tilting movement when a central axis of the objective lens is disposed in an upward and a downward direction.

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