Abstract: Tilt (?(r, ?)) is measured in a measuring location (P(r, ?) optical disc (2). A pivotable objective lens (34) is brought to a first focus measuring location such as to focus a light beam (32) in a first anchor point (P1(r??r1, ?))having the same angular coordinate ? as said measuring location (P(r, ?)) and having a small radial distance ?r1 from said measuring location. The objective lens is brought to a second focus measuring location such as to focus the light beam in a second anchor point (P2(r+?r2, ?)) having the same angular coordinate ? as said measuring location and having a small radial distance ?r2 from said measuring location, wherein said first and second anchor pints are located on opposite sides of said measuring location. Tilt in said measuring location is calculated from the coordinates of said two focus measuring locations of said objective lens.

Abstract: An optical pickup unit feeding apparatus for moving an optical pickup unit by rotation of a lead screw with a spiral groove in an optical disc drive, including a guide member combined with the optical pickup unit, the guide member including one or more contact parts engaging the spiral groove formed on the lead screw, applying a force to the optical pickup unit in response to the rotation of the lead screw, wherein the force moves the optical pickup; and an elastic member having a first elastic section elastically engaging the contact parts to the spiral groove, and a second elastic section forcing the contact parts not to separate from the spiral groove, wherein a spring constant of the second elastic section is greater than a spring constant of the first elastic section.

Abstract: The optical pickup moving mechanism includes: a feed screw and a guide shaft, which are arranged in parallel with each other, for movably supporting an optical pickup; and a drive motor for giving a drive force to the feed screw so that the optical pickup can be moved along a recording medium. The skew adjusting mechanism of the optical pickup for adjusting a skew of the optical pickup adjusts a skew of the optical pickup when the feed screw and the guide shaft are respectively moved and adjusted.

Abstract: A disk device including a movable portion which supports pivotally and enably to swing a feed screw axis, a thread motor to drive a small gear and the like which engage with a gear interlocked in an end portion of the feed screw axis thereby to rotate the feed screw axis, and a control screw to perform a height control of the movable portion.

Abstract: A recording medium driving apparatus can adjust the position of a linear driving means with respect to a turntable with high precision, so that a direction in which the head apparatus is moved by the linear driving means matches a predetermined radial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the turntable. The recording medium driving apparatus includes a chassis 70, a rotating plate 63 that is rotatably provided on the chassis 70, a rotational center determining means 61 that determines the rotational center of the rotating plate 63 with respect to the chassis 70, and a rotational driving means 62 for rotating the rotating plate 63 around the rotational center.

Abstract: Brackets 9, 9 for supporting respective opposite ends of a guide rod 4 are provided with respective cam faces 95, 95 approximately symmetric about an approximate longitudinal midportion C of the guide rod 4, and at least one of the brackets 9 is provided with an adjusting member for moving the guide rod 4 longitudinally thereof. The cam faces 9 guide the guide rod 4 toward a direction in which the guide rod 4 pivotally moves about the approximate longitudinal midportion C, as the guide rod 4 is moved longitudinally thereof by the adjusting member.

Abstract: A data storage cartridge is positioned in a disk drive. The cartridge is positioned in the X and Y dimensions by contact between an alignment opening in the cartridge and an XY alignment pin in the disk drive and in the theta (rotational) dimension by contact between an edge of the cartridge and a theta datum in the disk drive. The cartridge is positioned in the Z dimension by contact between the cartridge and at least three Z datums.

Abstract: An optical-pickup feeding device includes a chassis, a guide shaft supported on the chassis, a feeding motor on a main shaft of which a lead screw is formed, a connecting member fitted in the lead screw, a frame, mounted on the chassis, for supporting the feeding motor, and an optical pickup. The connecting member is fixed on one side of the optical pickup, and another side of the optical pickup is anchored on the guide shaft. The optical pickup is driven in a direction parallel to the guide shaft and the lead screw by the feeding motor via the connecting member. The device also includes a meshing feed member, fixed to the optical pickup or the connecting member, having a tooth in mesh engagement with a screw portion of the lead screw.

Abstract: A guide shaft height adjustment mechanism (8) used in a disc drive includes: a chassis (43) comprised of a chassis base having a flat-plate shape and a hole; a guide shaft (77) for guiding an optical pick-up along a radial direction of an optical disc, the guide shaft having one end acting as a movable end and being mounted on the chassis base so that the movable end can be displaced in a direction perpendicular to the chassis base; an adjustment member (81) rotatably provided at the vicinity of the movable end of the guide shaft (77), the adjustment member (81) being formed by outsert molding at the position of the hole formed in the chassis base (43); and a biasing member (82) provided between the chassis base (43) and the guide shaft (77) at the vicinity of the adjustment member (81) for pushing the guide shaft (77) to a direction far away from the chassis (43).

Abstract: The positional adjustment of an optical disk pickup has generally been performed, within a holding member for holding the end portion of a pickup guide shaft, by clamping the guide shaft between an elastic member and an adjusting screw, and by adjusting the advance amount of the adjusting screw with respect to the holding member. However, there has been a problem that a linear positional adjustment and a fine adjustment are made difficult by the unevenness and tilt of the surface of the adjusting screw which is in contact with the guide shaft.

Abstract: A tilt adjust mechanism for an optical disc drive. The optical disc drive includes a base plate. The tilt adjust mechanism comprises a plurality of mounts, two guide rails, a plurality of pre-compressed springs, and a plurality of screws. Each of the mounts is disposed on the base plate. Each of the guide rails is disposed on the mount at both ends. Each of the pre-compressed springs is disposed in the mount. Each of the screws is disposed on the base plate through the mount and the pre-compressed spring so as to adjust the guide rail.

Abstract: An adjusting mechanism for an optical pickup head has a cam-shaped adjusting base used to optimally adjust the inclination of optical pickup head. The cam-shaped adjusting base is formed by plastics injection molding in a manner so as to be directly connected to the chassis, which simplifies the assembly process and reduces the production cost.

Abstract: An optical disk drive includes a mounting plate, a guide bar, a fixing structure for positioning the guide bar on the mounting plate, and a pickup head guided by the guide bar and moveable along a lengthwise direction of the guide bar. The fixing structure includes a fixed joint and a flexible pressure-providing joint. The fixed joint rigidly fixes one end of the guide bar to the mounting plate, the flexible pressure-providing joint positions another end of the guide bar on the mounting plate, and the two ends of the guide bar are fixed in their relative positions due to a flatness of the mounting plate and despite a positioning action of the fixing structure such that linear movement of the pickup head is guided by the guide bar.

Abstract: An optical pickup supporting device comprises a sheet metal base (10), a main track (41) for guiding an optical pickup so that the optical pickup (30) is moved in a predetermined direction above the base, and a sub track (15) for guiding the optical pickup in cooperation with the main track. The sub track is formed by a part of the base.

Abstract: An optical disk adjusting assembly for an optical disk reading device. The optical disk adjusting assembly includes a chassis, a first guide rod, a second guide rod, an adjustable positioning element, a clamping plate, a disk rotating module and a disk reading module. The first guide rod and the second guide rod are respectively disposed on the chassis. The adjustable positioning element constrains two ends of the first guide rod and one end of the second guide rod. The clamping plate is secured to the chassis by screws and used to restrain a portion of the adjustable positioning element. Thus, the adjustable positioning element can constrain and adjust the two guide rods efficiently.

Abstract: An optical head driving mechanism is applied to an optical disc driver that has a base plate, a pair of guide rods and an optical module movably mounted on the guide rods. The driving mechanism includes a base, a movable member, a piezo-actuator and at least a resilient member. The piezo-actuator and the movable member generate proceeding waves at the rim of the piezo-actuator and move the optical module along the guide rods when the piezo-actuator activates.

Abstract: A disk apparatus includes a head that reads information from a disk, a guiding rod that movably supports and guides the head, and a height adjustment portion that is rotatably formed on a base for adjusting the height of the guiding rod, wherein the height adjustment portion includes a height adjustment cam for sandwiching the guiding rod.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical device for scanning and/or creating an information track on an optical information carrier. The device comprises a radiation source and an optical unit with an objective lens for focusing a radiation beam originating from the radiation source on the information carrier. The optical unit comprises at least one optical component (1), which can be displaced in the direction of its optical axis (1a) and is mounted in a holder (5). The optical component is guided along a guide (11a, 11b, 12a, 12b), which is provided on a frame (4). According to the invention, the holder (5) comprises a bar-shaped guiding element (7), which extends in a direction parallel to the optical axis (1a) on both sides of the optical component (1), for displacing the optical component along the guide (11a, 11b, 12a, 12b) in order to set the optical component so as to extend in the direction of the optical axis.