Optical disc device having two optomechanical mechanisms
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid Leigh, Andrew L. Van Brocklin
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Abstract
An optical disc device has a first optomechanical mechanism, a second optomechanical mechanism, and a sled mechanism. The first optomechanical mechanism is located under an optical disc insertable into the optical disc device to optically access a bottom surface of the optical disc. The second optomechanical mechanism is located over the optical disc insertable into the optical disc device to optically access a top surface of the optical disc. The first and the second optomechanical mechanism are disposed on the sled mechanism. Movement of the sled mechanism results in both the first and the second optomechanical mechanism moving radially in relation to the optical disc.
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An optical disc device comprising:
- a first optomechanical mechanism located under an optical disc insertable into the optical disc device to optically access a bottom surface of the optical disc;
- a second optomechanical mechanism located over the optical disc insertable into the optical disc device to optically access a top surface of the optical disc;
- and,
- a sled mechanism on which the first and the second optomechanical mechanisms are disposed such that movement of the sled mechanism results in both the first and the second optomechanical mechanism moving radially in relation to the optical disc.
An optical disc device comprising:
- first optomechanical means for optically accessing a bottom surface of an optical disc insertable into the optical disc device;
- second optomechanical means for optically accessing a top surface of the optical disc insertable into the optical disc device;
- and,
- sled means for moving both the first and the second optomechanical means in unison moving radially in relation to the optical disc.
A method comprising:
- retracting a tray of an optical disc device into the optical disc device, an optical disc having been placed on the tray, the optical disc device having a first optomechanical mechanism to optically access a bottom surface of the optical disc and a second optomechanical mechanism to optically access a top surface of the optical disc;
- and,
- moving a sled mechanism of the optical disc device on which first optomechanical mechanism and the second optomechanical mechanism are disposed such that both the first and the second optomechanical mechanism move radially in relation to the optical disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.