Optical actuator

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2006-10-31

2006-10-31

Wellington, Andrea (Department: 2627)

Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism optical subsystem

Transducer carriage or actuator

C720S681000, C369S112230, C369S118000, C369S112270

Reexamination Certificate

active

07131128

ABSTRACT:
An optical pickup actuator for use with a recording medium includes a swing arm pivoting in a tracking direction with respect to the recording medium, a first driving unit pivoting the swing arm, an optical pickup facing the recording medium, an elastic member having one end fixed to the swing arm and a free end portion elastically deformable in a focus direction with respect to the recording medium, wherein the optical pickup is coupled to the free end portion of the elastic member, and a second driving unit deforming and driving the elastic member.

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