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US 6,285,649 B1Granted
Disc player having improved optical axis adjusting system
AssigneePioneer Electronic Corporation
InventorsAkira Bessho, Tomonari Ishikawa
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Abstract
A disc player includes an optical pickup for producing a laser beam onto an optical disc which is being rotated by virtue of a spindle motor. Two guide shafts are disposed on opposite sides of the optical pickup for guiding the movement of said optical pickup. An adjusting system adjusts the position of each guide shaft. The spindle motor is fixed on a motor base plate which forms part of the adjusting system.
Claims7
A disc player, comprising:
- an optical pickup for producing a laser beam onto an optical disc which is being rotated by virtue of a spindle motor:
- two guide shafts disposed on opposite sides of the optical pickup for guiding the movement of said optical pickup;
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- a plurality of adjusters for adjusting positions of the guide shafts,
- wherein the spindle motor is operatively connected to a motor base plate which partially forms the adjusters and is disposed between the motor base plate and a base frame,
- wherein one surface of the motor base plate, on which the motor is operatively connected, partially forms the adjusters for adjusting the positions of the guide shafts, said one surface being parallel to a surface of an optical disc mounted on a turntable.
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