Objective lens driving device

Claim 2

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a holding member for holding an objective lens; an intermediate support member constructed for rotation about a rotary support axis spaced apart from the optic axis of said objective lens and parallel to said optic axis, said intermediate support member being fixed to a base member by a shaft centered at said rotary support axis and by a bearing portion fitted over said shaft; parallel plate springs having one end thereof secured to said holding member and the other end thereof secured to said intermediate support member, said parallel plate springs supporting said holding ember for movement only in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens relative to said intermediate support member; driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens and a direction perpendicular to said optic axis; and an elastic member acting to maintain said holding member at neutral position about said shaft.

Claim 3

An objective lens driving device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic member comprises a sidelong 8(eight)-shaped visco-elastic member having the opposite end portions thereof fixed to said base member and the central portion thereof fixed to said holding member.

Claim 4

An objective lens driving device according to claim 1, wherein said elastic member comprises a plate-like visco-elastic member having the opposite end portions thereof fixed to said base member and the central portion thereof fixed to said holding member.

Claim 5

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a holding member for holding an objective lens; an intermediate support member constructed for rotation about a rotary support axis spaced apart from the optic axis of said objective lens and parallel to said optic axis; parallel plate springs having one end thereof secured to said holding member and the other end thereof secured to said intermediate support member, said parallel plate springs supporting said holding member for movement only in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens relative to said intermediate support member; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens and a direction perpendicular to said optic axis; wherein said intermediate support member is supported on a base member by a cross plate spring intersecting with said rotary support axis as the line of intersection.

Claim 6

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a holding member for holding an objective lens; an intermediate support member constructed for rotation about a rotary support axis spaced apart from the optic axis of said objective lens and parallel to said optic axis; parallel plate springs having one end thereof secured to said holding member and the other end thereof secured to said intermediate support member, said parallel plate springs supporting said holding member for movement only in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens relative to said intermediate support member; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens and a direction perpendicular to said optic axis; wherein said intermediate support member is supported on a base member by a cross plate spring intersecting with said rotary support axis as the line of intersection.

Claim 7

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a holding member for holding an objective lens; an intermediate support member constructed for rotation about a rotary support axis spaced apart from the optic axis of said objective lens and parallel to said optic axis; parallel plate springs having one end thereof secured to said holding member and the other end thereof secured to said intermediate support member, said parallel plate springs supporting said holding member for movement only in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens relative to said intermediate support member; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens and a direction perpendicular to said optic axis, said driving means including first and second coils fixed to said holding member and having effective portions, respectively, a magnet for generating a magnetic field crossing said effective portions and means for flowing a current to said effective portions, the directions of the optic axis of said objective lens, the magnetic field crossing said effective portion of said first coil, and the current flowing in said effective portion of said first coil being perpendicular to one another, and the directions of the magnetic field crossing said effective portion of said second coil and the current flowing in said effective portion of said second coil, and said direction perpendicular to said optic axis being perpendicular to one another.

Claim 8

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a holding member for holding an objective lens; an intermediate support member constructed for rotation about a rotary support axis spaced apart from the optic axis of said objective lens and parallel to said optic axis; parallel plate springs having one end thereof secured to said holding member and the other end thereof secured to said intermediate support member, said parallel plate springs supporting said holding member for movement only in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens relative to said intermediate support member; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of the optic axis of said objective lens and a direction perpendicular to said optic axis, said driving means including first and second coils fixed to said holding member and having effective portions, respectively, a magnet for generating a magnetic field crossing said effective portions and means for flowing a current to said effective portions, the directions of the optic axis of said objective lens, the magnetic field crossing said effective portion of said first coil, and the current flowing in said effective portion of said first coil being perpendicular to one another, and the directions of the magnetic field crossing said effective portion of said second coil and the current flowing in said effective portion of said second coil, and said direction perpendicular to said optic axis being perpendicular to one another.

Claim 9

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a base body; a holding member for holding an objective lens; first supporting means including parallel plate springs for supporting said holding member for movement in the direction of the optical axis of the objective lens relative to said base body, said first supporting means being secured to said holding member and to said base body; second supporting means including a single leaf spring for supporting said holding member for movement in a direction crossing said optical axis of the objective lens relative to said base body, said second supporting means being secured to said holding member and to said base body, said single leaf spring having a plane parallel to a plane including said optical axis, and said holding member being rotatable about said leaf spring; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of said optical axis and the direction crossing said optical axis, relative to said base body.

Claim 10

An objective lens driving device, comprising: a base body; a holding member for holding an objective lens; first supporting means including parallel plate springs for supporting said holding member for movement in the direction of the optical axis of the objective lens relative to said base body, said first supporting means being secured to said holding member and to said base body; second supporting means including a single leaf spring for supporting said holding member for movement in a direction crossing said optical axis of the objective lens relative to said base body, said second supporting means being secured to said holding member and to said base body, said single leaf spring having a plane parallel to a plane including said optical axis, and said holding member being rotatable about said leaf spring; and driving means for driving said holding member in the direction of said optical axis and the direction crossing said optical axis, relative to said base body.

Claim 11

An objective lens driving device according to claim 6, wherein said first and said second supporting means are connected at a point intermediate said base body and said holding member.

Claim 12

An objective lens driving device according to claim 6, wherein said second supporting means further includes attenuating members sandwiching said plate spring and formed of a visco-elastic material in a plate-like shape.