US4641020A
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Optical head position control device
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-07-27
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2004-07-27
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an improvement in an optical head-position control device in which focusing and tracking of an objective lens are effected by controlling a focus actuator and a tracking actuator on the basis of a detection signal of a light reception element which receives a laser beam reflected by an optical recording medium, the improvement being such that a sensor is provided for detecting the position of the objective lens and a negative feedback signal is superimposed onto a servo signal for the focus actuator and the tracking actuator on the basis of the detection signal from the objective lens detecting sensor to thereby improve the operation margin for the focus actuator and the tracking actuator.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuo Iwai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 14:08
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
In an optical head position control device for controlling the position of an optical head emitting a source beam and receiving a reflected beam image from a surface of an optical storage medium, said device comprising an objective lens for transmitting the source beam to the surface of the medium and for receiving the reflected beam image, a tracking actuator for driving the objective lens in a radial tracking direction, and a focusing actuator for driving the objective lens in a focusing direction, said focusing actuator being controlled on the basis of a focus error detecting circuit which detects focus error from said reflected beam image and provides an output control signal to said focusing actuator, the improvement in which said device further comprises: an objective lens focal position sensor for detecting the position of said objective lens in the focusing direction, and a focusing feedback circuit for producing a focusing negative feedback signal on the basis of a detection signal from said objective lens focal position sensor, said focusing negative feedback signal being superposed on said output control signal for said focusing actuator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
In an optical head position control device for controlling the position of an optical head emitting a source beam and receiving a reflected beam image from a surface of an optical storage medium, said device comprising an objective lens for transmitting the source beam to the surface of the medium and for receiving the reflected beam image, a tracking actuator for driving the objective lens in a radial tracking direction, and a focusing actuator for driving the objective lens in a focusing direction, said focusing actuator being controlled on the basis of a focus error detecting circuit which detects focus error from said reflected beam image and provides an output control signal to said focusing actuator, the improvement in which said device further comprises: an objective lens focal position sensor for detecting the position of said objective lens in the focusing direction, and a focusing feedback circuit for producing a focusing negative feedback signal on the basis of a detection signal from said objective lens focal position sensor, said focusing negative feedback signal being superposed on said output control signal for said focusing actuator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optical head position control device according to claim 1, in which said objective lens focal position sensor comprises a light emission diode and a phototransistor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
184 words
In an optical head position control device for controlling the position of an optical head emitting a source beam and receiving a reflected beam image from a surface of an optical storage medium, said device comprising an objective lens for transmitting the source beam to the surface of the medium and for receiving the reflected beam image, a tracking actuator for driving the objective lens in a radial tracking direction, and a focusing actuator for driving the objective lens in a focusing direction, said tracking actuator being controlled on the basis of a tracking error detecting circuit which detects tracking error from said reflected beam image and provides an output control signal to said tracking actuator, the improvement in which said device further comprises: an objective lens radial position sensor for detecting the position of said objective lens in the radial direction, and a tracking feedback circuit for producing a tracking negative feedback signal on the basis of a detection signal from said objective lens radial position sensor, said tracking negative feedback signal being superposed on said output control signal for said tracking actuator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
184 words
In an optical head position control device for controlling the position of an optical head emitting a source beam and receiving a reflected beam image from a surface of an optical storage medium, said device comprising an objective lens for transmitting the source beam to the surface of the medium and for receiving the reflected beam image, a tracking actuator for driving the objective lens in a radial tracking direction, and a focusing actuator for driving the objective lens in a focusing direction, said tracking actuator being controlled on the basis of a tracking error detecting circuit which detects tracking error from said reflected beam image and provides an output control signal to said tracking actuator, the improvement in which said device further comprises: an objective lens radial position sensor for detecting the position of said objective lens in the radial direction, and a tracking feedback circuit for producing a tracking negative feedback signal on the basis of a detection signal from said objective lens radial position sensor, said tracking negative feedback signal being superposed on said output control signal for said tracking actuator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
An optical head position control device according to claim 3, in which said objective lens radial position sensor comprises a light emission diode and a phototransistor.
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