US5036508A — Spindle servo unit for disk playing device

Claim 1

Independent Claim 265 words

A spindle servo unit for a disk playing device having rotational driving means for rotating a recording disk in accordance with a driving signal, and information reproducing and processing means for reproducing and processing an information signal which is recorded in a recording disk, said disk playing device being responsive to a track jumping command for causing a pickup of said disk playing device to move more than one track along a surface of said recording disk, said spindle servo unit comprising: synchronization detecting means for detecting a synchronizing signal in said information signal; signal generating means for generating an output signal which is synchronized with the detected synchronizing signal; first frequency dividing means for frequency-dividing the frequency of the output signal from said signal generating means to provide a first frequency-divided signal; and error signal generating means for generating an error signal corresponding to a phase difference between the frequency-divided signal and a reference signal, wherein said error signal is said driving signal, and wherein an amount of discontinuity in control of said spindle servo unit is reduced, said signal generating means comprises a servo amplifier, a voltage controlled oscillator receiving an output of said servo amplifier and providing a signal having a frequency which is a multiple of a frequency of said synchronizing signal, second frequency-dividing means for frequency-dividing an output of said voltage controlled oscillator, and phase comparison means for comparing an output of said second frequency-dividing means with said detected synchronizing signal to provide an output which is supplied to said servo amplifier so as to form a phase locked loop.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 265 words

A spindle servo unit for a disk playing device having rotational driving means for rotating a recording disk in accordance with a driving signal, and information reproducing and processing means for reproducing and processing an information signal which is recorded in a recording disk, said disk playing device being responsive to a track jumping command for causing a pickup of said disk playing device to move more than one track along a surface of said recording disk, said spindle servo unit comprising: synchronization detecting means for detecting a synchronizing signal in said information signal; signal generating means for generating an output signal which is synchronized with the detected synchronizing signal; first frequency dividing means for frequency-dividing the frequency of the output signal from said signal generating means to provide a first frequency-divided signal; and error signal generating means for generating an error signal corresponding to a phase difference between the frequency-divided signal and a reference signal, wherein said error signal is said driving signal, and wherein an amount of discontinuity in control of said spindle servo unit is reduced, said signal generating means comprises a servo amplifier, a voltage controlled oscillator receiving an output of said servo amplifier and providing a signal having a frequency which is a multiple of a frequency of said synchronizing signal, second frequency-dividing means for frequency-dividing an output of said voltage controlled oscillator, and phase comparison means for comparing an output of said second frequency-dividing means with said detected synchronizing signal to provide an output which is supplied to said servo amplifier so as to form a phase locked loop.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 52 words

A spindle servo unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first frequency dividing means comprises a counter whose counted value is changed in succession in accordance with the output of said signal generating means, and means for controlling an output phase of said frequency dividing means by presetting said counted value.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 67 words

A spindle servo unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first frequency dividing means comprises a counter whose counted value is changed in succession in accordance with the output of said signal generating means, and means for controlling the phase of an output of said frequency dividing means by stopping the change in the counted value in accordance with the output of said signal generating means.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 141 words

A spindle servo unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said signal generating means comprises: a hold command signal generating circuit, responsive to said track jumping command and to an output of said synchronization detecting means, for generating a hold command signal; first and second AND gates, each receiving an output of said hold command signal generating circuit, said first AND gate also receiving said output of said synchronization detecting means; a servo amplifier; a voltage controlled oscillator, receiving an output of said servo amplifier and providing an output to said second AND gate; second frequency-dividing means for frequency-dividing an output of said second AND gate; and phase comparison means for comparing an output of said second frequency-dividing means and an output of said first AND gate and providing an output to said servo amplifier to form a phase locked loop.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 40 words

A spindle servo unit as claimed in claim 2, wherein said counter is preseted by said counted value at the time of occurrence of a falling edge of the reference signal immediately after the completion of the track jumping operation.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 64 words

A spindle servo unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein said counter is stopped by the change in the counted value from the time of occurrence of a falling edge of the reference signal immediately before the start of the jumping operation to the time of occurrence of a falling edge of the reference signal immediately after the completion of the track jumping operation.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 235 words

A spindle servo unit for a disk playing device having rotational driving means for rotating a recording disk in accordance with a driving signal, and information reproducing and processing means for reproducing and processing an information signal which is recorded in a recording disk, said disk playing device being responsive to a track jumping command for causing a pickup of said disk playing device to move more than one track along a surface of said recording disk, said spindle servo unit comprising: synchronizing detecting means for detecting a synchronizing signal in said information signal; signal generating means for generating an output signal which is synchronized with the detected synchronizing signal; first frequency dividing means for frequency-dividing the frequency of the output signal from said signal generating means to provide a first frequency-divided signal; and error signal generating means for generating an error signal corresponding to a phase difference between the frequency-divided signal and a reference signal, wherein said error signal is said driving signal, and said signal generating means comprises: control signal generating means for generating the control signal in response to the track jump operation signal and reproduced synchronizing signal, and control means for coinciding the phase of the output signal of the signal generating means with a phase of a previous output signal of the signal generating means, which occurred just before performing the track jumping operation in response to the control signal.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 235 words

A spindle servo unit for a disk playing device having rotational driving means for rotating a recording disk in accordance with a driving signal, and information reproducing and processing means for reproducing and processing an information signal which is recorded in a recording disk, said disk playing device being responsive to a track jumping command for causing a pickup of said disk playing device to move more than one track along a surface of said recording disk, said spindle servo unit comprising: synchronizing detecting means for detecting a synchronizing signal in said information signal; signal generating means for generating an output signal which is synchronized with the detected synchronizing signal; first frequency dividing means for frequency-dividing the frequency of the output signal from said signal generating means to provide a first frequency-divided signal; and error signal generating means for generating an error signal corresponding to a phase difference between the frequency-divided signal and a reference signal, wherein said error signal is said driving signal, and said signal generating means comprises: control signal generating means for generating the control signal in response to the track jump operation signal and reproduced synchronizing signal, and control means for coinciding the phase of the output signal of the signal generating means with a phase of a previous output signal of the signal generating means, which occurred just before performing the track jumping operation in response to the control signal.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1994-07-29	1995-01-28	1995-07-30	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1998-07-29	1999-01-28	1999-07-30	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2002-07-29	2003-01-28	2003-07-30	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Spindle servo unit for disk playing device

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