Patents by Inventor An Yong-Mo

An Yong-Mo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050249057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical pickup guiding structure for an optical disk drive. The structure of the present invention comprises a pickup base 30 with a pickup window 32 formed therein, and an optical pickup 34 that is provided in the pickup window 32 and includes at least one end movably supported by a molded structure integrally formed on the pickup base 30. The end of the optical pickup and a molded structure for movably supporting the end of the optical pickup 34 are formed with a guide channel 37c and a guide rib 41r, respectively, which are complementary to each other, thereby guiding the optical pickup. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that the number of parts of the optical disk drive is minimized, and the change in the installation state of the optical pickup is minimized during use, so that the operational reliability is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventor: An Yong-Mo