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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2004
Kuniyuki Kimura, Fujisawa, JP;
Kuniyuki Kimura, Fujisawa, JP;
Hitachi-LG Data Storage, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an optical disk apparatus applicable to super thin-sizing thereof, and further a sliding drive mechanism for an optical pickup, having a tilt adjustment mechanism, being suitable to such the optical disk apparatus, the sliding drive mechanism for an optical pickup slides the optical pickupin the radial direction of an optical disk, wherein the optical pickup is attached to be movable on a pair of main and counter sliding shaftsandbeing disposed in parallel with, and in neighboring to the main sliding shaft is disposed a lead screwwhich is rotationally driven by a stepping motorin parallel, while being engaged with a rackformed in a part of the optical pickup. Also, an end of the main sliding shaft, both ends of the counter sliding shaft, and an end of the lead screw are disposed and fixed onto a chassis being formed in one body therewith, and further the other end of the main sliding shaft and the other end of the lead screw are positioned, in one body thereof, by means of a connection memberwhile the connection member is adjustable on the position thereof by means of an adjusting screwto the chassis, thereby building up a tilt adjusting mechanism for the optical pickup.