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US 6,549,506 B1Granted
Photo detector mounting in a head gimbal assembly used in an optical data storage device
AssigneeIomega Corporation
InventorsPaul R. Johnson, David L. Hall
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Abstract
An optical head has a head gimbal assembly on which a light emitting laser is mounted. A tab extends from the assembly and a photo-detector is mounted on the tab. The tab extends from the load beam of the head gimbal assembly. Alternatively, the tab extends from a flexure of the head disk assembly.
Claims8
An optical head comprising:
- a head gimbal assembly;
- a light emitting laser mounted on said assembly;
- a tab extending from said assembly;
- and
- a photo detector mounted on said tab.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.