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EP0146109A2
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Optical information recording apparatus
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-12-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-12-12
Abstract
Abstract In an optical information recording apparatus in which a plurality of light beams are focused on a disc (7) to form a write/read spot (WS) or an erase spot (ES), the position of the light spots on a track of the disc is detected by means (4, 11, 12, 13; 15) on the basis of which control means (14, 10; 23, 28) control the distance between the light spots of the length of the light spots, so that even when the positions at which the light spots are formed differ in the radial direction of the disc, uniform and accurate write/read/erase of information can be effected irrespective of the light spot positions.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshimitsu Kaku
- 👤 Takeshi Nakao
- 👤 Yoshito Tsunoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:24
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/125; G11B27/00; G11B27/36; G11B7/004; G11B7/0055; G11B7/08; G11B7/09; G11B7/0901; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/18; G11B20/1879
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An optical information recording apparatus comprising: means (1, 8; 23) for generating a plurality of light beams; optical means (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10) for focusing the plurality of light beams on a track of a predetermined disc (7) so as to irradiate a plurality of light spots on different positions along the track; means (10; 17; 18, 19, 20) for varying the center position of at least one of said plurality of light spots in a direction along said track; means (4, 11, 12, 13; 15) for detecting the position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots in the radial direction of said disc; and means (10, 14) responsive to the output signal from said position detecting means, for controlling said varying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An optical information recording apparatus comprising: means (1, 8; 23) for generating a plurality of light beams; optical means (2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10) for focusing the plurality of light beams on a track of a predetermined disc (7) so as to irradiate a plurality of light spots on different positions along the track; means (10; 17; 18, 19, 20) for varying the center position of at least one of said plurality of light spots in a direction along said track; means (4, 11, 12, 13; 15) for detecting the position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots in the radial direction of said disc; and means (10, 14) responsive to the output signal from said position detecting means, for controlling said varying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said plural light beam generating means comprises a plurality of laser light sources.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 2 wherein said plural light spot position varying means comprises a galvanomirror (10) placed in an optical path of at least one of said plurality of light beams, and the galvanomirror is driven on the basis of the output from said position detecting means to control the distance between said plurality of light spots.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 2 wherein said plural light spot position varying means comprises a piezoelectric device (17) attached to at least one (8) of said plurality of laser light sources, and the electic field applied to the piezoelectric device is controlled on the basis of the output of said position detecting means to control the distance between said plurality of light spots.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 2 wherein said plural light spot position varying means comprises swing arm means (18, 19) carrying at least one (8) of said plurality of laser light sources, and current passed through an electromagnetic coil (19) of said swing arm means is varied on the basis of the output of said position detecting means to control the distance between said plurality of light spots.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said position detecting means comprises a photodetector (11) for reception and conversion of a light beam reflected from the surface of said disc into an electric signal which provides track address information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said position detecting means comprises a linear scale (15) which detects the position of said optical information recording apparatus on said disc.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein said plural light beam generating means comprises an acousto-optic modulator (23) applied with an ultrasonic wave containing a plurality of frequencies (f l to f n ), and a single light beam emitted from a single laser light source (1) is passed through said acousto-optic modulator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
91 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 8 wherein said acousto-optic modulator also acts as said plural light spot position varying means, said acousto-optic modulator being responsive to the output of control means therefor to control the distance between said plurality of light spots, said control means including a plurality of oscillator means (101, 102) for independent generation of a plurality of frequency signals, and means (103, 104) responsive to the output signal of said position detecting means for modulating and adding together the respective outputs of said oscillator means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 9 wherein at least one of said plurality of oscillator means comprises an FM circuit (101) which is responsive to the output of said position detecting means to produce a desired frequency signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 10 wherein said modulating means comprises a gate circuit (103) which is responsive to the output of said position detecting means to independently turn ON or OFF the respective outputs of said oscillator means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
183 words
An optical information recording apparatus comprising: an acousto-optic modulator (23) applied with a plurality of ultrasonic wave frequencies (f 0 to f n ) for generating from a single light beam emitted from a single laser light source (1) a plurality of light beams for irradiation of a plurality of light spots on a track of a disc (7) and for varying the center position of at least one of said plurality of light spots in a direction along said track; optical means (2, 31, 23, 32, 4, 33, 6) for focusing said plurality of light beams on said track so as to irradiate said plurality of light spots on different positions along said track; means (4, 11, 12; 15) for detecting the position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots in the radial direction of said disc; and means (28) responsive to the output signal of said position detecting means for varying the ultrasonic frequencies applied to said acousto-optic modulator so as to control the center position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
183 words
An optical information recording apparatus comprising: an acousto-optic modulator (23) applied with a plurality of ultrasonic wave frequencies (f 0 to f n ) for generating from a single light beam emitted from a single laser light source (1) a plurality of light beams for irradiation of a plurality of light spots on a track of a disc (7) and for varying the center position of at least one of said plurality of light spots in a direction along said track; optical means (2, 31, 23, 32, 4, 33, 6) for focusing said plurality of light beams on said track so as to irradiate said plurality of light spots on different positions along said track; means (4, 11, 12; 15) for detecting the position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots in the radial direction of said disc; and means (28) responsive to the output signal of said position detecting means for varying the ultrasonic frequencies applied to said acousto-optic modulator so as to control the center position of said at least one of said plurality of light spots.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
88 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 12 wherein said light spot center position controlling means comprises oscillator means (102) for independent generation of a plurality of frequency signals, and means (103, 104) responsive to the output signal of said position detecting means for modulating and adding together the respective outputs of said oscillator means, whereby the number of the frequency signals applied to said acosto-optic modulator is varied to vary the length of said light spot to thereby control the center position of said light spot.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 13 wherein said modulating means comprises means (41(1) to 41(n)) for comparing the output signal of said position detecting means with an initial level, the output of said comparing means being used to turn ON or OFF the respective outputs of said oscillator means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 13 wherein said position detecting means comprises a photodetector (11) for reception and conversion of a light beam reflected from the surface of said disc into an electric signal which provides track address information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
An optical information recording apparatus according to Claim 13 wherein said position detecting means comprises a linear scale (15) which detects the position of said information recording apparatus on said disc.
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