US5224086A
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Spindle servo system for magneto-optical recording/playback apparatus
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1991-07-10
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Granted: 1993-06-29
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Expires: 2011-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A spindle servo system for a magneto-optical recording/playback apparatus, comprising a PLL circuit lockable in phase by sample servo pits formed on a track of a magneto-optical disc; a phase comparator for comparing the phase of a signal, whose period corresponds to the output of the PLL circuit, with the phase of a reference frequency signal; and a resonator having a reference frequency conforming to the eccentricity cycle of the disc. In this servo system, the rotation period of a spindle motor for driving the disc is controlled in accordance with the output of the phase comparator and the output of the resonator. The PLL circuit includes a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator, and the resonator is excited in conformity to the output of the phase comparator to control the rotation frequency of the spindle motor, thereby reducing the jitter component included in the output of the PLL circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeaki Wachi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:06
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B11/00; G11B11/10; G11B11/105; G11B11/10595; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B19/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A spindle servo system for a magneto-optical recording/playback apparatus, comprising: a magneto-optical disc reading circuit for generating a first signal corresponding to sample servo pits formed on a track of a magneto-optical disc, the first signal having a jitter component caused by an eccentricity of the magneto-optical disc; a phase-locked loop circuit supplied with the first signal and lockable in phase to the magneto-optical disc reading circuit's output; a first phase comparator for comparing the phase of a second signal, whose period corresponds to the output of the phase-locked loop circuit, with the phase of a reference frequency signal and outputting a third signal; a resonator supplied with a signal corresponding to the jitter component of the first signal, having a resonance frequency conforming to the eccentricity of the magneto-optical disc, and outputting a fourth signal; and a motor drive circuit responsive to the third signal and the fourth signal for controlling the rotation period of a spindle motor; wherein the rotation period of the spindle motor for driving the magneto-optical disc is controlled by the motor driver circuit in accordance with the output of the first phase comparator and the output of the resonator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A spindle servo system for a magneto-optical recording/playback apparatus, comprising: a magneto-optical disc reading circuit for generating a first signal corresponding to sample servo pits formed on a track of a magneto-optical disc, the first signal having a jitter component caused by an eccentricity of the magneto-optical disc; a phase-locked loop circuit supplied with the first signal and lockable in phase to the magneto-optical disc reading circuit's output; a first phase comparator for comparing the phase of a second signal, whose period corresponds to the output of the phase-locked loop circuit, with the phase of a reference frequency signal and outputting a third signal; a resonator supplied with a signal corresponding to the jitter component of the first signal, having a resonance frequency conforming to the eccentricity of the magneto-optical disc, and outputting a fourth signal; and a motor drive circuit responsive to the third signal and the fourth signal for controlling the rotation period of a spindle motor; wherein the rotation period of the spindle motor for driving the magneto-optical disc is controlled by the motor driver circuit in accordance with the output of the first phase comparator and the output of the resonator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 1, wherein the phase-locked loop circuit includes a voltage-controlled crystal oscillator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 1, wherein the resonator is excited in conformity to the output of the phase comparator to control the rotation frequency of the spindle motor, thereby reducing a jitter component included in the output of the phase-locked loop circuit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 1, wherein the first phase comparator further includes a phase compensator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 1, wherein the phase-locked loop circuit comprises a second phase comparator supplied at one input with the first signal, a low-pass filter connected to an output of the second phase comparator, a variable frequency type voltage-controlled oscillator controlled by an output of the low-pass filter, and a frequency divider supplied with an output of the voltage-controlled oscillator and outputting a divided frequency signal to another input of the second phase comparator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 5, wherein the signal corresponding to the jitter component of the low-pass filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A spindle servo system according to claim 1, wherein the signal corresponding to the jitter component which is supplied to the resonator is the output of the first phase comparator.
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