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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2009
Soutaro Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Fumiaki Mori, Osaka, JP;
Soutaro Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Fumiaki Mori, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical pickup device is provided with: a light source; an objective lens focusing light from the light source on an information recording surface of an optical recording medium; a lens holder holding the objective lens; and a collision prevention member provided on the lens holder, and preventing collision between the optical recording medium and the objective lens. The collision prevention member is formed with a sheet member, and is disposed on the lens holder so that a side surface, substantially parallel to a thickness direction, of the sheet member faces the information recording surface.