Disc apparatus

Details Disc apparatus Disc apparatus

2007-03-20

2007-03-20

Nguyen, Hoa T. (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism optical subsystem

Having power driven optical transducer assembly

Reexamination Certificate

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10544283

ABSTRACT:
The disc apparatus according to the present invention comprises a base member (130), a chassis (140) pivotable with respect to the base member (130), a pickup unit (160) movably supported by the chassis (140) to be accessible to a disc, and a guide shaft (180) contactable with the pickup unit (160) to guide the pickup unit (160), and in which the guide unit (180) includes an end portion (180a) selectively assuming two operation positions including a contact position in which the end portion (180a) is brought into contact with the chassis (140) and a noncontact position in which the end portion (180a) is brought out of contact from the chassis (140), and the guide unit (180) is pivotable around an axis (181) extending in a direction (130a) substantially perpendicular to a moving direction (160a) in which the pickup unit (160) is movable with respect to the chassis (140).

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patent: 5790509 (1998-08-01), Noguchi
patent: 2005/0114878 (2005-05-01), Nishida et al.
patent: 2002-109810 (2002-04-01), None
International Search Report corresponding to application No. PCT/JP2004/001086 dated May 18, 2004.

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