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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 13, 2009
Applicants:

Nozomu Harada, Kawasaki, JP;

Seiji Hamaie, Kawasaki, JP;

Shinya Asano, Tokyo, JP;

Hisahiro Miki, Chigasaki, JP;

Inventors:

Nozomu Harada, Kawasaki, JP;

Seiji Hamaie, Kawasaki, JP;

Shinya Asano, Tokyo, JP;

Hisahiro Miki, Chigasaki, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present application relates to an optical disc apparatus for carrying out at least one of recording and reproduction of signals onto or from a data recording surface of an optical disc loaded in the optical disc apparatus. The optical disc apparatus is capable of being thinned and lightened while ensuring a mechanical strength and a stiffness, and also capable of restraining sticking of a flexible printed circuit (FPC) connected to the optical pickup and reducing the sliding resistance of the FPC during movement of the optical pickup.


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