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US 7,127,730 B2Granted
Optical pickup head adjusting mechanism for optical disc drive
AssigneeMicro-Star Int'l Co., Ltd.
InventorsYi-Wei Lu, Hung-Ming Hsieh
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Abstract
An adjusting mechanism for an optical pickup head has a cam-shaped adjusting base used to optimally adjust the inclination of optical pickup head. The cam-shaped adjusting base is formed by plastics injection molding in a manner so as to be directly connected to the chassis, which simplifies the assembly process and reduces the production cost.
Claims6
An adjusting mechanism for an optical disc drive, mounted to at least a rod end of a principal guide rod or a secondary guide rod respectively provided in the optical disc drive, the adjusting mechanism comprising:
- a guide rod abutting member having a first end fixedly attached on a chassis of the optical disc drive, and a second end forming a flexible pressing surface above the rod end;
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- a cam-shaped adjusting base fixedly mounted on the chassis below the rod end, the adjusting base having a helical and oblique surface and a rotating part positioned at an opposite side of the adjusting base from the helical and oblique surface, the rotating formed for receiving an adjusting tool for rotating the adjusting base;
- wherein the helical and oblique surface is placed below in contact with the rod end;
- wherein the rotating part has a reference mark fonned at a peripheral portion thereof for adjusting the adjusting base with the adjusting tool until the reference mark correspond to a reference point formed on the chassis;
- whereby an inclination of the principal guide rod or the secondary guide rod is adjusted by rotating the adjusting base.
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