Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a rotation driving unit configured to rotate a recording layer forming medium in which a recording layer is formed, a laser irradiation unit configured to apply laser light to the recording layer of the recording layer forming medium, a first slide mechanism configured to change a position of an irradiation spot of the laser light on the recording layer in a first direction parallel to an in-plane direction of the recording layer, and a recording unit configured to perform a recording operation in which the position of the irradiation spot is changed in the first direction by the first slide mechanism while applying the laser light to the recording layer by the laser irradiation unit and rotating the recording layer forming medium by the rotation driving unit, thereby recording a predetermined pattern in consecutive areas including a central portion of the recording layer.

Abstract: A ring-shaped back yoke and a ring-shaped magnet are provided on a bottom surface of a ring-shaped opening part formed at a central portion of an alignment ring of a turntable part. The back yoke is provided with a protruding pawl which protrudes in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the back yoke, and the alignment ring is provided with a through hole into which the protruding pawl is inserted when mounting the back yoke to the alignment ring. The protruding pawl of the back yoke and an upper surface of a rotor frame are fixed together using an adhesive.

Abstract: A disk device includes a disk rotation driving unit 7 provided movably in the direction of the Y axis to a chassis 10 and immovably in the direction of the X axis thereto, a guide rail 1 supported parallel to the X axis by the chassis, and an optical pickup 2 supported by the guide rail 1 and reciprocating in a radial direction of a disk which is rotation-driven by the disk rotation driving unit 7, wherein a positioning part 8 performing the positioning of a rotation center of the disk rotation driving unit 7 by making contact with a rotor unit 7a of the disk rotation driving unit 7 is provided on the optical pickup 2.

Abstract: A master disk exposing apparatus having: a turntable for rotating a master disk; moving means for horizontally moving the turntable in at least one direction; beam irradiating means for irradiating an electron beam toward the turntable, thereby forming a beam spot onto the turntable or the master disk; beam deflecting means for deflecting the beam; and control means for controlling the moving means, the beam irradiating means, and the beam deflecting means, wherein the control means includes initializing means for executing an initial operation to drive at least either the moving means or the beam deflecting means and make an origin of the beam spot coincide with a rotational center of the turntable at the time of activation. An apparatus and a method for easily adjusting a deviation between an origin of an irradiating position of the recording beam and the rotational center of the turntable are, thus, provided.

Abstract: A spindle motor is provided. The spindle motor includes a base, a bearing housing, a bearing, a rotation shaft, a stator, and a rotor. The bearing housing is installed on the base. The bearing is press-fitted in the bearing housing, and includes a suction magnet installed therein. The rotation shaft is rotatably supported by the bearing, and is drawn by the suction magnet. The stator is supported by the base. The rotor is coupled to the rotation shaft to be rotated through interaction with the stator.

Abstract: An exemplary method of controlling an optical storage apparatus includes: driving a first mechanical mechanism of the optical storage apparatus by applying a first control signal to the first mechanical mechanism, wherein a second mechanical mechanism of the optical storage apparatus is inactive while the first mechanical mechanism is operating in response to the first control signal; adjusting the first control signal applied to the first mechanical mechanism when the second mechanical mechanism is requested to be active; and driving the second mechanical mechanism by applying a second control signal to the second mechanical mechanism while the first mechanical mechanism is operating in response to the adjusted first control signal.

Abstract: An optical disk having a recording layer on a substrate, a bonding layer which is made of an ultraviolet cured resin bonding the recording layer, a transparent layer which is bonded to the bonding layer, and an overcoating layer which is formed on the transparent sheet and is made of the ultraviolet cured resin further has a mixed layer which is formed by mixing the ultraviolet cured resins of the bonding layer and the overcoating layer. Consequently, the bonding layer, the overcoating layer, and the mixed layer are integrally cured, so that the substrate is entirely covered with the ultraviolet cured resin having transparency, which allows a light transmitting layer A to be protected with sufficient strength.

Abstract: Drive units for a data medium, e.g. a CD or a DVD, generally comprise a turntable and a clamp. It would be advantageous to provide a drive unit having an improved torque 5 transmission from the rotatable parts of the drive unit to the disc. It would also be desirable to allow a better guiding of the disc into a centered position around the axis of rotation from the supporting surface. To better address one or more of these concerns, an embodiment of the invention provides a drive unit for a data medium, comprising a turntable and a clamp for clamping a data medium onto the turntable, wherein the turntable 10 and the clamp can be moved with respect to each other from an unclamped to a clamped position, and, in the clamped position, the turntable and the clamp comprise a form-fit torque transmission between them.

Abstract: An optical disk drive includes a spindle motor for rotating an optical disk, and an optical pickup head. On a base plate, a pickup moving motor moves the optical pickup head in a disk radial direction. A motor plate supports the spindle motor. A spacer holder has a small thickness, and is secured to the base plate. A spacer boss is disposed to project from the spacer holder toward the motor plate. A first hole is formed through the spacer boss. A retaining screw has first and second shaft portions. A screw hole is formed in the base plate, for engagement with the first shaft portion inserted through the first hole, to retain the retaining screw. A great diameter peripheral surface is positioned at the second shaft portion, for applying pressure to fit the spacer boss tightly on the motor plate. Further, the spacer is formed from plastic material.

Abstract: A fixing structure fixes the position of a spindle motor against a traverse chassis in the direction of the movement of an optical pickup (first direction), and can be adjusted in the direction perpendicular thereto (second direction). In the bottom surface of the spindle motor: an elongated reference hole, the longest dimension of which extends in the radial direction, centered on a main shaft; and three screw holes circumferentially spaced, centered on the main shaft. A traverse chassis includes a protrusion engaged within the reference hole; and elongated through holes elongated in the second direction at positions corresponding to those of the screw holes. The cross-sectional width A of the protrusion in the first direction is approximately the same as the width of the reference hole, while the cross-sectional width B in the second direction is smaller than the cross-sectional width A in the first direction.

Abstract: A master disk exposing apparatus having: a turntable for rotating a master disk; moving means for horizontally moving the turntable in at least one direction; beam irradiating means for irradiating an electron beam toward the turntable, thereby forming a beam spot onto the turntable or the master disk; beam deflecting means for deflecting the beam; and control means for controlling the moving means, the beam irradiating means, and the beam deflecting means, wherein the control means includes initializing means for executing an initial operation to drive at least either the moving means or the beam deflecting means and make an origin of the beam spot coincide with a rotational center of the turntable at the time of activation. An apparatus and a method for easily adjusting a deviation between an origin of an irradiating position of the recording beam and the rotational center of the turntable are, thus, provided.

Abstract: A pair of guide shafts 230 supporting an information processing section 240 equipped with a pickup 242 is provided on a mount 210 rotatably disposed in a casing 110 with a turn table for rotatably supporting the optical disc 10 being provided on the rotation end side. An electric moving motor 310 is integrally attached on the bottom side of the casing 110 by an attachment 330 with a lead screw 320 having a spiral engaging groove 321, to which a movement restricting claw 241B of the information processing section 240 is engaged, being coupled coaxially to an output shaft. The configuration moving the information processing section 240 will not contact to the casing 110 when the turn table 222 is rotated to a retracted position retracted from the moving path of the optical disc 10 at the insertion or ejection of the optical disc 10, thus preferably being downsized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disc drive apparatus capable of preventing skew or wobble from occurring when a spindle motor is attached to a base. The disc drive apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a turntable 22 which holds an optical disc 2; a spindle motor which rotatively drives the turntable 22; an optical pick-up 20 which writes/reads signals on or from the optical disc 2; guide shafts 42a and 42b which slidably supports the optical pick-up 20 in the radial direction of the optical disc 2, and a base 15 to which a spindle motor 23 and both end portions of each of the guide shafts 42a and 42b, wherein the spindle motor 23 is attached to the base 15 through a spacer member 28 which performs positioning of the turntable 22 in the vertical direction thereof relative to the base 15.

Abstract: A deviation adjustment mechanism for spindle motor and pickup head of optical disk drives includes an optical disk drive dock for holding a pickup head and a motor holding seat for holding a spindle motor. The motor holding seat has a retaining flange on one edge. The optical disk drive dock and the motor holding seat are connected by an elastic element to move the motor holding seat in one direction in normal conditions. An adjusting member is provided to press the retaining flange to move the motor holding seat towards another side to adjust the deviation of the spindle motor and the pickup head of the optical disk drive.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for reading information recorded on the track of a data carrier (1). The apparatus comprises a rotating device (2) for supporting and rotating the data carrier (1) around an axis of rotation (3). The rotating device (2) comprises a turntable (21) and a motor (23) for rotating the turntable (21). The apparatus according to the invention is able to suppress a wobble introduced by the data carrier (1) when rotated. This is done by a flexible part (24) in the rotating device (2). In an embodiment the supporting surface of the turntable (21) comprises the flexible part (24). This allows the data carrier (1) to tilt in radial and tangential direction. The centrifugal forces, which are present when rotation the data carrier (1), are able to level the data carrier (1), thus reducing the wobble.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a turntable assembly for optical disks and, more particularly, to a height-variable type turntable assembly, which can adjust the height of a turntable to adjust the working distance between an object lens and an optical disk according to the type of optical disk placed on the turntable, and an optical disk device including the same. The height-variable type turntable assembly includes a turntable, a spindle motor for rotating the turntable, and a height adjustment device for supporting the spindle motor and driving the spindle motor in a vertical direction. Through such a structure, the working distance between the optical disk and the optical pick-up can be adjusted to correspond to at least three types of optical disks (e.g., CD, DVD and BD) while the DC sensitivity and tilt characteristics of the actuator of the optical pick-up is not considerably affected.

Abstract: A high-precision positioning apparatus includes a fine driving unit for producing horizontal and small movements of a flat recording medium relative to an optical system, the medium being used for optically recording and reproducing information. The fine driving unit includes a frame-shaped unit body, a first driving frame inside the unit body, and a second driving frame inside the first driving frame and secured at a position adjacent to a magnetized portion of the recording medium. The first driving frame is movable relative to the unit body by fine driving devices in the horizontal direction of the recording medium, while the second driving frame is movable relative to the first driving frame by other fine driving devices in the horizontal direction of the recording medium and in the direction substantially orthogonal to the moving direction of the first driving frame, thereby producing horizontal and small movements of the recording medium.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for reading information recorded on the track of a data carrier (1). The apparatus comprises rotating means (2) for supporting and rotating the data carrier (1) around an axis of rotation (3). The rotating means (2) comprises a turntable (21) and a motor (23) for rotating the turntable (21). The apparatus according to the invention is able to suppress a wobble introduced by the data carrier (1) when rotated. This is done by a flexible part (24) in the rotating means (2). In an embodiment the supporting surface of the turntable (21) comprises the flexible part (24). This allows the data carrier (1) to tilt in radial and tangential direction. The centrifugal force which are present when rotation the data carrier (1), are able to level the data carrier (1), thus reducing the wobble.

Abstract: The transverse-adjustment device for a spindle motor is used to adjust and correct the transverse position of the spindle motor to be aligned at an identical axis with the optical pick-up, and comprises: a first displacement-adjusting member and a second displacement-adjusting member for respectively making transverse length variations of a first adjusting elastic sheet and a second adjusting elastic sheet. The first adjusting elastic sheet and the second adjusting elastic sheet are provided respectively at positions in the transverse direction of the spindle motor, so that the length variations generated in the transverse direction can be used to adjust the transverse position of the spindle motor.

Abstract: Provided is a spindle motor comprising a stator and a shaft provided in the stator. A rotor is coupled with the shaft, and a turntable is connected with the shaft. The turntable has a ball container for receiving a plurality of ball, and the ball container has an inclined inner or outer wall. A ball cover is coupled with the ball container and having decelerating means. Herein, the decelerating means comprise an inclination or protrusions formed in the ball cover.

Abstract: A deviation adjustment mechanism for spindle motor and pickup head of optical disk drives includes an optical disk drive dock for holding a pickup head and a motor holding seat for holding a spindle motor. The motor holding seat has a retaining flange on one edge. The optical disk drive dock and the motor holding seat are connected by an elastic element to move the motor holding seat in one direction in normal conditions. An adjusting member is provided to press the retaining flange to move the motor holding seat towards another side to adjust the deviation of the spindle motor and the pickup head of the optical disk drive.

Abstract: An optical disk drive includes, a main body, a tray driven by a loading motor transporting a disk in or out of the main body, and a base chassis on which an optical pickup emitting a beam onto a recording surface of the disk is mounted. A rotary chassis, installed to rotate with respect to the base chassis, has a turntable on which the disk is to be placed. Also, the optical disk drive includes a skew adjustment mechanism controlling skew between the disk placed on the turntable and the optical pickup mounted on the base chassis by rotating the rotary chassis. The optical disk drive dynamically controls skew between the disk and the optical pickup so that light is incident on the disk in a precise direction, thereby increasing its performance of data recording and reproducing.

Abstract: To assure an optical pickup can be precisely positioned relative to the loaded disc, a traverse unit positioning in a disc apparatus includes a traverse unit to be mounted in a housing of the disc apparatus, the traverse unit having a substrate and a turntable fixed on the substrate, one end of the substrate is pivotally fixed to the housing via shock-absorbing members. A holder attached to the other end of the substrate via another shock-absorbing members. The holder having a projection on its outer surface and ribs on the opposite side walls. A lateral slider is fixed to the housing slidably along the holder and the lateral slider having a cam groove which slopes from lower to higher level. The ribs of the holder are slidably fitted in the grooves of stationary guide plates fixed to the housing.

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: A compact inexpensive optical disk drive adaptable to high-density optical disks is provided by improving a loading mechanism for an optical disk. A mechanism for loading an optical disk, in or from which information is optically recorded or reproduced, into the body of an optical disk drive is mounted on a chassis. The loading mechanism consists of a spindle motor, a lift plate, and a sheet loader. The spindle motor rotates an optical disk. The spindle motor is placed on the lift plate. The sheet loader moves the lift plate vertically to the chassis so as to attach or detach the spindle motor to or from the optical disk. In the storage device, the tilt of the lift plate relative to the chassis is adjusted at three points on the lift plate. Blade springs for constraining the lift plate to move towards the optical disk are interposed between the chassis and lift plate.

Abstract: In an optical disk apparatus and a method of installing its spindle motor in accordance with the present invention, calculation is carried out to obtain a height wherein the spindle motor is supported by spindle motor support portions on the basis of the tilt and height data of the disk mounting face of a turntable with respect to a reference plane and on the basis of the tilt and height data of a plane formed by the plural spindle motor support portions on a chassis with respect to the reference plane. The heights of the spindle motor support portions are corrected on the basis of the result of the calculation.

Abstract: An optical writing and reading apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus has a deck base having an opening at its center, on which an optical pickup including an object-glass is mounted to be moved along both sides of the opening, and which is formed adjacent to the opening with a center hole elongated in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the optical pickup, and is formed around the center hole with a plurality of fastening holes into which screws are screwed, and a spindle motor having a turntable at its shaft and having an integral bracket at its bottom surface, the bracket being formed at its center with a center reference hole and formed around the center reference hole with assembling holes elongated in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the optical pickup, the assembling holes being arranged at positions corresponding to the fastening holes of the deck base.