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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Kazuo Takahashi, Tsurugashima, JP;
Ichiro Sugai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuo Takahashi, Tsurugashima, JP;
Ichiro Sugai, Tokorozawa, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus including a first engaging portion for holding an optical pickup, a second engaging portion to be engaged with the first engaging portion, a transfer portion for driving the second engaging portion to transfer the first engaging portion in a radial direction, a calculating portion for calculating a backlash value between the first and second engaging portions in a transfer direction of the first engaging portion, and a driving control unit. The driving control unit controls a driving portion to transfer the optical pickup based on a calculated backlash value.