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Data reading device having servo controlled position reset
Assignee: Pioneer Video Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-19
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Granted: 1990-10-23
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Expires: 2003-05-19
Abstract
Abstract In a data reading device of the type in which a servo loop controls the movement of a reflection mirror to control the position of the data detection point, a second servo loop is used to return the mirror to its initial position when the amount of deflection of the mirror exceeds a predetermined range.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Akiyama
- 👤 Takashi Okano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:03
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/09; G11B7/0901; G11B7/0903; G11B21/00; G11B21/02; G11B21/03; G11B21/10; G11B7/081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
155 words
A data reading device of the type wherein data is detected from a detection point on a record medium, said device comprising actuating means movable away from an initial position to move the location of said detection point on said medium, drive means for driving said actuating means in response to a driving signal and first means for providing a first signal as said drive signal to said drive means, said device further comprising: first disabling means for interrupting said first signal when the amount of movement of said actuating means from said initial position exceeds a predetermined value; means for generating a second signal having an amplitude corresponding to the amount of movement of said actuating means from said initial position; and second means for providing said second signal as said drive signal to said drive means during interruption of said first signal, to thereby move said actuating means back to said initial position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
155 words
A data reading device of the type wherein data is detected from a detection point on a record medium, said device comprising actuating means movable away from an initial position to move the location of said detection point on said medium, drive means for driving said actuating means in response to a driving signal and first means for providing a first signal as said drive signal to said drive means, said device further comprising: first disabling means for interrupting said first signal when the amount of movement of said actuating means from said initial position exceeds a predetermined value; means for generating a second signal having an amplitude corresponding to the amount of movement of said actuating means from said initial position; and second means for providing said second signal as said drive signal to said drive means during interruption of said first signal, to thereby move said actuating means back to said initial position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first means forms a first servo means with said drive means when said first signal is not interrupted and said second means forms a second servo means with said drive means when said first signal is interrupted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
84 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location of said detection point is determined by a spot of light and wherein said first means and said driving means are connected together in a first servo means when said first signal is not interrupted, said first servo means comprising a tracking servo device for moving said spot of light in a direction substantially perpendicular to a record track on said record medium, and wherein said actuating means comprises a tracking mirror.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said means for generating said second signal comprises a light receiving surface having a reference position, said light receiving surface receiving said spot of light passed through said record medium and providing as said second signal a signal representative of the deviation of the center of said spot of light from said reference position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 4, wherein said light receiving surface comprises four surface portions separated from one another along two lines which are perpendicular to one another, said four surface portions comprising the light receiving surfaces of four independent photo-electric conversion elements, said means for generating said second signal further including combining means for combining outputs of said photo-electric conversion elements to generate said second signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said combining means comprises summing means for generating a first sum from the outputs of two of said photo electric conversion elements disposed on the same side of one of said perpendicular lines and for generating a second sum from the outputs of the remaining two of said photo-electric conversion elements disposed on the other side of said one perpendicular line, and difference means for generating a signal corresponding to the difference between sad first and second sums to thereby generate said second signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the location of said detection point is determined by a spot of light and wherein said first means and said driving means are connected together in a first servo means when said first signal is not interrupted, said first servo means comprising a tangential servo device for moving said spot of light in a direction substantially parallel to a record track on said record medium, and wherein said actuating means comprises a tangential mirror.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
A data recording device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said means for generating said second signal comprises a light receiving surface having a reference position, said light receiving surface receiving said spot of light passed through said record medium and providing as said second signal a signal representative of the deviation of the center of said spot of light from said reference position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 8, wherein said light receiving surface comprises four surface portions separated from one another along two lines which are perpendicular to one another, said four surface portions comprising the light receiving surfaces of four independent photo-electric conversion elements, said means for generating said second signal further including combining means for combining outputs of said photo-electric conversion elements to generate said second signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
93 words
A data reading device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said combining means comprises summing means for generating a first sum from the outputs of two of said photo-electric conversion elements disposed on the same side of one of said perpendicular lines and for generating a second sum from the outputs of the remaining two of said photo-electric conversion elements disposed on the other side of said one perpendicular line, and difference means for generating a signal corresponding to the difference between said first and second sums to thereby generate said second signal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
147 words
A data reading device of the type wherein data is detected from a data detection point on a record medium, said device including a first servo loop for moving an actuating means to thereby control the position of said data detection point, said device further comprising: means for generating a first signal representing the amount of movement of said actuating means from a predetermined position; means for opening said first servo loop when the amount of movement of said actuating means from said predetermined position exceeds a predetermined amount; and a second servo loop, including means for generating a second signal having an amplitude corresponding to the amount of movement of said actuating means from said predetermined position, for moving said actuating means, at a rate dependent upon said second signal, during opening of said first servo loop to return said actuating means to said predetermined position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
147 words
A data reading device of the type wherein data is detected from a data detection point on a record medium, said device including a first servo loop for moving an actuating means to thereby control the position of said data detection point, said device further comprising: means for generating a first signal representing the amount of movement of said actuating means from a predetermined position; means for opening said first servo loop when the amount of movement of said actuating means from said predetermined position exceeds a predetermined amount; and a second servo loop, including means for generating a second signal having an amplitude corresponding to the amount of movement of said actuating means from said predetermined position, for moving said actuating means, at a rate dependent upon said second signal, during opening of said first servo loop to return said actuating means to said predetermined position.
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