Optical head apparatus for optical disc player

Claim 1

An optical head apparatus for an optical disc player, comprising: a stand which is movable in the radial direction of a disc type recording media; a light source spaced from said stand for directing substantially parallel light beams in the direction of movement of said stand; a light reflecting means fixed to said stand for receiving said light beams and reflecting said light beams in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the disc type recording media; a condenser lens for receiving and converging the reflected light from said light reflecting means onto the surface of the disc type recording media; a flexible support means having one end fixed to said condenser lens and the other end fixed to said stand for supporting said condenser lens for movement in said perpendicular direction; a first coil means integrally affixed to said condenser lens and wound for applying a driving force to said condenser lens to move it in said perpendicular direction; a second coil means integrally affixed to said condenser lens and wound for applying a driving force directly to said condenser lens to move it in said radial direction for both tracking and accessing; and a magnetic circuit having a gap extending in said radial direction and in which a part of each of said first and second coil means are positioned for driving said lens in said directions.