KR100269905B1 - Optical memory apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An optical storage is provided to realize small-sized, light-weight and highly reliable optical storage device. CONSTITUTION: The optical storage device is provided with a cartridge holder to which a cartridge housing an optical storage medium is inserted, a turntable unit composed of a turntable for rotationally driving the optical storage medium and a metal plate with a slide part for holding the turntable, a loading/unloading mechanism having a loading plate where a guide with a slope is formed for sliding the slide part on the slope of the guide and elevating/lowering the turntable by sliding the loading plate, and a drive base where the cartridge holder is loaded on the lower surface side and the turntable unit and the loading/ unloading mechanism are loaded so as to engage the slide part with the guide on the upper surface side of the cartridge holder.

Description

OPTICAL MEMORY APPARATUS}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to optical storage devices, and more particularly, to the structure of an entire device for making an optical storage device compact and lightweight.

Optical discs are in the limelight as a storage medium which becomes a core among the rapidly developed multimedia in recent years, and they are usually housed in a cartridge so as to be portable.

The optical disc cartridge is then loaded into the optical disc apparatus to access information about the optical disc with the optical head.

Current optical disc devices are being used externally attached to a computer via a SCSI interface. In addition, the external dimensions of the 3.5-inch magneto-optical disk unit taken out from the external locker are 1-inch high, which is approximately 25.4 (height) x 101.6 (width) x 150 (depth) mm (with a precision error of ± 0.5 mm). , Its weight is about 470 g. Moreover, the external dimension of the state accommodated in an exterior rocker is 36 (height) x 132 (width) x 208 (depth) mm.

Therefore, since it is not applicable to anything other than a desktop personal computer, it is difficult in terms of size and weight to carry it in a portable personal computer, which is rapidly spreading.

Therefore, in order to improve the user's convenience, there is an urgent need for an optical disk device mounted inside a laptop computer to improve the use environment. Therefore, technology development for miniaturization and weight reduction is rapidly progressing.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an optical storage device that is compact, lightweight and inexpensive, while ensuring and improving reliability and durability as a data storage device. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an optical storage device such as a magneto-optical disk device of about 24 mm or less in height and a gross weight of 300 g or less, a phase change optical disk device, and the like, without changing the main part dimensions and gross weight of the portable personal computer. The optical storage device can be mounted in a personal computer.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide an optical storage device which is approximately the same size as a floppy disk device having a thickness of about 17 mm and is configured to be inserted into an existing floppy disk unit (slot) such as a personal computer. It is also an object of the present invention to improve the connectivity with the host device of the optical memory device, thereby improving the versatility.

1 is a perspective view of a surface side of an optical memory device;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the optical memory device.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the surface side of an optical memory device;

4 is a rear exploded perspective view of the optical memory device;

5 is an enlarged view of a printed board.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the main portion of the surface side of the optical memory device.

Fig. 7 is a schematic side view of the back side of the optical memory device.

8 is a schematic view of one embodiment of a covering cover;

(A) Configuration diagram (B) Operation diagram (1) (C) Operation diagram (2)

9 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the covering cover.

(A) Configuration diagram (B) Operation diagram

10 is an enlarged view of a fixed optical unit.

(a) A diagram showing the arrangement of optical parts. (b) A diagram showing the state of the head base.

11 is a layout view of an optical component of a fixed optical unit.

12 is an explanatory diagram of an optical path in a fixed optical unit;

13 is an explanatory diagram of a servo unit.

(A) External perspective view of compound lens (B) Plan view of compound lens (C) Operational explanatory drawing

14 is an explanatory diagram of a method of manufacturing a BR prism;

15 is an explanatory diagram of a method of manufacturing a BW prism.

16 is an enlarged view of an objective lens.

(a) perspective view (b) cross-sectional view

17 is an enlarged view of a lens carriage.

(a) Top enlarged view (b) Lateral enlarged view (c) Cross section enlarged view

18 is an enlarged perspective view of a lens actuator.

19 is a layout view of a focus coil and a track coil.

20 is an explanatory diagram of a damping effect by the configuration of a wire portion.

(a) without damping member

(b) in the presence of damping members

21 is an explanatory diagram of damping effect of the vibration damping member.

(a) for thermosetting adhesives

(b) for an incompletely curable adhesive

22 is an enlarged view of a turntable unit.

23 is an enlarged view of a turntable unit and a load plate.

Fig. 24 is a diagram showing the device state of the optical memory device.

(When loading optical disc)

(a) Overall view of the device (b) Enlarged view of main parts

Fig. 25 is a diagram showing the device state of the optical memory device.

(When unloading optical disc)

(a) Overall view of the device (b) Enlarged view of main parts

26 is an enlarged view of a cartridge holder.

27 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the cartridge holder (1)

28 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the cartridge holder (2)

29 is a configuration schematic of a roller.

30 is an enlarged view of the FPC of the fixed optical unit.

(a) surface side (b) back side (c) during refraction

31 is an enlarged view of a lens carriage of another embodiment.

32 is a configuration diagram of a system.

33 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the system.

34 is a block diagram of a laptop computer system.

Fig. 35 is a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the first embodiment.

(a) Exterior view (b) Internal configuration diagram (c) Top view (d) Block diagram

Fig. 36 is a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the second embodiment.

(a) Exterior view (b) Block diagram

37 is a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the third embodiment;

(a) Exterior view (b) Block diagram

Fig. 38 is a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the fourth embodiment.

The present invention to achieve the above object,

An optical memory device according to the present invention is a block having a drive base on which at least one mechanism for accessing an optical storage medium is arranged, and a mounting surface formed integrally with the wall surface of the drive base and deriving the positional accuracy of the optical component. A light emitting element for emitting light and an optical detector for detecting return light from the optical storage medium, and at least a portion of an optical component for guiding light is in contact with the block; An optical component is positioned and disposed directly on the drive base.

Therefore, the optical component can be placed directly on the drive base by providing a block to contact the optical component to improve the accuracy of the attaching surface. In addition, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-210878, the fixed optical head base provided separately from the conventional drive base can be eliminated, so that the fixed optical unit can be reduced to the size limit of the optical component. As a result, the device can be reduced in thickness, and the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the weight.

Further, by using a light emitting element or a photodetector having a large height by using an end portion of the drive base where no other component having a large height is arranged, the drive base can be thinned and the device can be made thinner.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention comprises a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted, a drive base recessed toward the cartridge holder mounting surface outside the portion where the cartridge holder is mounted and the cartridge is accommodated; A light emitting element and an optical memory having a block formed integrally with the inner wall of the drive base and having a mounting surface for deriving the precision of the optical component, and emitting light to the outer circumference of the recess of the drive base. A photodetector for detecting return light from the medium is attached and at least a portion of the optical component for guiding the light contacts the mounting surface of the block so that the optical component is positioned and placed directly in the recess of the drive base. It features.

Therefore, by forming the recessed portion that becomes the fixed optical head base (fixed optical unit) in the drive base outside the cartridge accommodating space, the height of the drive base almost equal to the thickness of the cartridge can be realized, so that the height of the fixed optical unit is increased by the drive base height. Since it can accommodate in the range of, the device can be made thinner and smaller.

In addition, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-210878, the fixed optical head base provided separately from the conventional drive base can be eliminated, so that the fixed optical unit can be reduced to the size limit of the optical component. In this way, the device can be made thinner and smaller, and the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the weight.

In addition, by providing a block to improve the accuracy of the mounting surface of the optical component, the optical component can be disposed directly on the drive base.

In addition, by providing a light emitting element or a photodetector using the outer circumferential portion of the concave portion where no other component having a larger height outside the cartridge holder housing portion is disposed, the light emitting element or photodetector protrudes toward the lower surface side of the concave portion without depending on the height of the concave portion. In addition, the concave portion can be made thinner and smaller in size, and the thickness and size of the device can be reduced.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that a shielding cover for shielding light is provided on the upper surface of the concave portion of the drive base.

Therefore, by blocking the light inside and outside the fixed optical unit and sealing it, it is possible to prevent the inflow of dust and to protect the optical component that is weak to dust.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a cartridge holder accommodating portion in which a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted is disposed, and a first opening for projecting a turntable for rotating the optical storage medium to the cartridge holder side. And a turntable unit accommodating portion in which a turntable unit for supporting the turntable is disposed on an upper surface side opposite to the cartridge holder accommodating portion, and a second opening formed in the radial direction of the optical storage medium. A moving optical unit accommodating portion in which the moving optical unit to be moved is disposed, a first slit serving as a passage for guiding light from the light emitting element into the drive base, and a passage for guiding light to a photodetector outside the drive base; The second slit, between the light emitting element and the objective lens and between the objective lens and the photodetector And a drive base having a block having a surface for deriving the positional accuracy of the optical part by contacting a third slit serving as a light guiding path and an optical part for guiding light.

Therefore, by providing a block for deriving positional accuracy at the portion where the optical component is placed while forming the slit at the portion that becomes the optical path, it is possible to form a fixed optical head base on the drive base, thereby providing a highly accurate optical component. Can be realized, and the optical component can be arranged directly on the drive base.

Therefore, the drive base can be reduced in size and size to a minimum and the thickness and size of the device can be reduced.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention has a drive base having a reference surface on which a turntable unit for supporting a turntable for rotationally driving an optical storage medium is mounted, and having a recess formed to protrude toward the other surface from the reference surface, A motor comprising a box-shaped unit in a flat shape is arranged at a part.

Therefore, by securing the motor housing space by concave the drive base, the height of the eject motor is not excessively required on the upper surface side by the reference surface of the drive base, and the empty space on the lower surface side of the reference surface of the drive base can be used. As a result, the drive base can be made thinner and smaller. In addition, by adopting a motor composed of a flat box-shaped unit, the drive base can be thinned and downsized, thereby making the device thinner and smaller.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted, an eject motor for driving the cartridge to be discharged, and a cartridge holder on the outside of a portion where the cartridge holder is mounted and the cartridge is accommodated. A drive base having a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion protruding toward the mounting surface side, the first accommodating portion being integrally formed with the wall surface of the drive base, and for deriving the positional accuracy of the optical component. A block having a mounting surface, a light emitting element for emitting light, and a photodetector for detecting return light from the storage medium; and a slit for guiding light between the light emitting element and the objective lens; Optics for guiding light arranged such that at least a portion is in contact with the mounting surface of the block to determine position A fixed optical unit and the product is placed at least, it characterized in that it comprises an eject motor unit that is the motor eject the receiving part of the second arrangement.

Therefore, the accommodation space of the fixed optical unit and the eject motor is secured so that the drive base is concave, and the height of the fixed optical unit and the eject motor is increased by installing the drive base outside the accommodation space of the cartridge (accommodating portion of the cartridge holder). It is not necessary to secure it on the upper surface side of the drive base, so that it can be accommodated within the range of the height of the drive base, and the thickness of the drive base on the cartridge holder upper surface side can be reduced.

Moreover, the eject motor in this invention is comprised by the box-shaped unit of flat shape.

In addition, by employing an eject motor composed of a flat box-shaped unit, the drive base can be thinned, and the device can be made thinner and smaller.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a mobile optical unit mounted with an objective lens and moving the objective lens in the radial direction of the optical storage medium, and a light emitting element arranged to emit light in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the mobile optical unit. And a first optical component for deflecting light from the light emitting element to guide the moving optical unit and refracting the return light from the optical storage medium to guide the light in the perpendicular direction, and returning light from the optical storage medium. And a second optical component that separates and guides the servo signal component, a first photodetector for receiving the light of the reproduction signal component and detecting the reproduction signal, and a light receiving the servo signal component for detecting the servo signal. And a fixed optical unit having at least two photodetectors.

Therefore, the optical path can be shortened to the shortest distance by the arrangement of the fixed optical units as described above. Therefore, the device can be made thinner and smaller by simplifying and miniaturizing the optical components and miniaturizing the capacity of the optical components of the fixed optical units. .

In addition, in the fixed optical unit of the present invention, the drive base on the outside of the portion in which the cartridge of the optical storage medium is accommodated protrudes to the surface side of the cartridge accommodating portion to provide a concave head base, and the light emitting element, The first photodetector and the second photodetector are directly disposed, and the first optical component and the second optical component are at least directly disposed in the recess.

Therefore, the concave portion is formed by using the fixed optical unit on the outside of the cartridge accommodating portion and on the surface side of the cartridge accommodating portion, and by placing the optical component directly on the drive base, the upper surface side of the cartridge accommodating portion of the drive base can be made thin. As a result, the device can be made thinner and smaller.

In addition, the first optical component in the present invention is composed of a beam splitter and reflector prism, and the second optical component is composed of a beam splitter and wollaston prism. It is characterized by.

Therefore, the optical component can be downsized, the optical path can be shortened, and the storage area of the optical component of the fixed optical unit can be downsized, thereby making the device thinner and smaller.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention further comprises a servo unit that separates the servo signal components into a plurality of signal components, and the second photodetector detects a focus signal and a track signal from the plurality of signal components. It is done.

Therefore, by using the servo unit, two signals can be taken out without using a plurality of photodetectors, thereby simplifying and miniaturizing the optical component, shortening the optical path, and storing optical components in the fixed optical unit. Since the volume can be downsized, the device can be thinned and downsized.

The optical memory device according to the present invention is further characterized by a turntable unit having a turntable for rotationally driving the optical storage medium and a metal plate on which the turntable is mounted.

Therefore, the thickness of the member supporting the turntable is extremely thin, making the overall height of the turntable close to the height of the turntable alone, making it possible to reduce the height of the turntable unit accommodating portion of the drive base, thereby miniaturizing and thinning the device. . In addition, since the turntable can be supported on a metal plate by simple processing, cost reduction can be achieved by reducing the number of parts and labor.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted, a turntable for rotating and driving the optical storage medium, a slide part, a turntable unit made of a metal plate supporting the turntable, and an inclined surface And a rod mechanism having a guide formed thereon, wherein the rod mechanism slides the inclined surface of the guide to slide the inclined surface of the guide to raise / lower the turntable, and the cartridge holder is mounted on the lower surface side and the slide portion and guide on the upper surface side of the cartridge holder. And a drive base on which the turntable unit and the rod mechanism are mounted so as to engage.

Therefore, the height of the drive base on the upper surface side of the cartridge holder accommodating portion can be suppressed only by the height of the mechanism for loading / unloading the turntable unit, so that the front of the apparatus can be made extremely thin, so that the height of the apparatus is made close to the thickness of the cartridge. You can do it. Therefore, it can be inserted into a unit of about 17 mm height of the upper system and used as a built-in optical memory device.

In addition, by reducing the thickness of the member supporting the turntable to the maximum, the total height of the turntable unit is close to the height of the turntable alone, thereby suppressing the amount of increase of the entire turntable unit to reduce the height of the turntable unit accommodating portion of the drive base. The device can be miniaturized and thinned.

Moreover, the metal plate of the turntable unit in this invention is characterized in that the slide part is integrally formed by the press technique.

Therefore, the thickness direction of the apparatus can be made extremely thin without requiring a complicated support member for supporting the slide portion, and at the same time, the size and weight can be reduced. In addition, the reduction of the lift amount of the turntable unit and the weight of the member supported by the turntable unit can be reduced to the maximum by reducing the drive torque of the rod mechanism (drive torque of the eject motor). In addition, since a complicated shape can be formed simply by using the press technique, cost reduction can be achieved by reducing the number of parts and the number of labors.

Further, the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that at least a flexible printed wiring sheet for guiding a signal line for rotationally driving a turntable is mounted on a metal plate.

Therefore, by reducing the thickness of the member supported by the turntable unit to the maximum, making the height of the entire turntable unit close to the height of the turntable alone, the amount of increase of the entire turntable unit can be suppressed and the turntable unit accommodating portion of the drive base can be made thin, thereby making the device thinner. Can be planned. In addition, the driving torque of the rod mechanism (drive torque of the eject motor) can be reduced by reducing the lifting amount of the turntable unit and the weight of the member supported by the turntable unit as much as possible.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention is mounted on a rod plate, rotates in conjunction with the rod mechanism, and locks the lens carriage on which the objective lens is mounted so as not to move when the cartridge is not inserted, and the cartridge is inserted. If there is, characterized in that it further comprises a lock mechanism for releasing the lock so that the lens carriage can move.

Therefore, when the cartridge is not inserted, that is, when the device is not in use, the lens carriage can be prevented from moving due to gravity or artificial influence, thereby improving the durability and reliability of the device.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention has a drive base on which at least one mechanism for accessing the optical storage medium is arranged, and a cover covering at least one side of the drive base, wherein the cover covers the outer peripheral edge of the drive base. It is characterized by having a bent portion bent to cover.

Therefore, by making the outer circumference of the apparatus almost a labyrinth structure, dust can be prevented from entering into the apparatus and the durability and reliability of the apparatus can be improved. In addition, even when a thin cover is used, strength can be ensured by the bent portion, so durability can be improved.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted, a drive base on which the cartridge holder is mounted, a circuit component for accessing the optical storage medium, and a drive base cartridge. And a printed circuit board covering through the holder, wherein the printed circuit board is disposed so that the tall circuit component is opposed to the outside of the cartridge holder.

Therefore, the height of the cartridge accommodating portion is used, and a component having a high height of the printed circuit board is not disposed at a position facing the cartridge accommodating portion, so that the lower side of the drive base is about the thickness of the cartridge, so that the device can be made thinner. .

In addition, the printed circuit board of the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that the circuit component is mounted on one side, and the mounting surface side is disposed to face the drive base.

Therefore, the surface of the printed circuit board can be flattened so that the optical memory device can be smoothly embedded in the host system.

In addition, the printed circuit board of the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that a connector for an E-IDE interface is provided.

Therefore, the connectivity to the connector of the interface of the host system can be improved, so that a simple conversion function can be easily connected to the host system by adding a simple conversion function.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted, and a discharge mechanism installed in the cartridge holder to discharge the cartridge out of the device, wherein the discharge mechanism includes a roller portion engaged with the cartridge. And at least a spring portion for energizing the roller portion in the cartridge discharge direction, wherein the roller portion is composed of a rotating shaft made of metal and a rotating portion made of a slidable material.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent breakage of the roller portion due to incorrect insertion of the cartridge and to improve durability and reliability of the apparatus without significantly changing the weight or structure of the apparatus.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a drive base having a mechanism for accessing a 3.5-inch optical storage medium housed in a cartridge on either the upper or lower both sides, and a cartridge disposed on the lower surface side of the drive base. A turntable unit for supporting the turntable on the upper surface side of the drive base by protruding the cartridge holder to be inserted and the turntable for rotationally driving the optical storage medium through the first opening formed in the drive base opposite the cartridge holder to the cartridge holder side; A moving optical unit for supporting the lens and moving the objective lens in the second opening of the drive base formed in the radial direction of the optical storage medium, and emitting light to the first mounting part of the drive base outside the portion where the cartridge is accommodated; A light emitting element and an optical storage medium A photodetector for detecting the return light of the detector, an optical component for guiding the light, and a mounting surface integrally formed on the wall surface of the drive base to contact at least a part of the optical component to derive the positional accuracy of the optical component. A fixed optical unit in which the block is at least directly disposed, an eject motor which is disposed in the second mounting portion of the drive base outside the portion in which the cartridge is accommodated and drives to eject the cartridge, a cover covering one side of the drive base; At least a printed circuit board covering the other side of the drive base and mounted with circuit components for accessing the optical storage medium, wherein the height from the top surface to the bottom surface when the cover and the printed circuit board are engaged with the drive base is higher. It is characterized by consisting of a unit storage height of 17mm height.

Therefore, the above configuration can simplify, reduce, reduce, and reduce the weight of the drive base, and at the same time reduce the weight and weight of the drive base itself. The overall thickness and weight can be reduced, and even an optical storage device that handles cartridge-type optical storage media such as an ISO standard 3.5-inch magneto-optical disk cartridge can be stored in a slot such as a 17 mm high floppy disk unit of a higher system. The mobile phone can be built in an ultra-thin portable personal computer.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention includes a case covering the outermost periphery of the drive base in which the cover and the printed board are engaged, and a first connector connected to the interface at a position inside the case opposite to the interface provided on the printed board. And a conversion circuit for converting information of the interface transmitted from the first connector into information of another interface, and a second connector provided to be exposed to the outside of the case and transferring information from the conversion circuit to the outside. It features.

Therefore, the optical storage device having only one type of interface connector can be connected to a plurality of higher-level systems by simply connecting the case to the case corresponding to the interface of the upper system, thereby improving the versatility of the optical storage device. .

The interface in the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that it is an E-IDE interface.

Therefore, connection to a plurality of higher-level systems can be made possible, thereby improving the versatility of one optical memory device.

The other interface in the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized by being a SCSI interface or a PCMCIA interface.

Therefore, it is possible to widen the selection range of the higher-level system in accordance with the optical storage device, and the versatility can be improved. In addition, it is possible to connect to higher-level systems such as SCSI and PCMCIA, and to easily connect to higher-level systems with high penetration rates.

In addition, the optical memory device according to the present invention comprises a front bezel having a window into which the cartridge containing the optical storage medium is inserted and discharged, a cartridge holder for storing the cartridge inserted from the window, and a rotation drive of the optical storage medium. A turntable having a turntable, a slide section, a turntable unit for supporting the turntable, a rod plate for guiding the turntable unit, a rod mechanism for raising and lowering the turntable by sliding the load plate, and a front bezel mounted on the side surface. And a cartridge holder mounted on the lower surface side, a drive base on which the turntable unit and the rod mechanism are mounted on an upper surface side of the cartridge holder, an erected wall piece provided on the rod plate, and a position opposite to the mouth wall piece. Manual eject holes installed in the front bezel or drive base (manual ejec t hole) and a cover covering to open and close the manual eject hole.

Therefore, by reducing the inflow of air to the inside of the apparatus as much as possible, it is possible to prevent the inflow of dust and the like and to improve the reliability (reliability of data recording and reproducing) of the apparatus.

In addition, the covering cover in the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that the central portion is a seal member in which the slit is cut radially.

Therefore, it can attach, without protruding in the height direction or the width direction of an apparatus by simple process, ensuring the above-mentioned reliability.

Further, the covering cover in the optical memory device according to the present invention is characterized in that it is made of a rubber to block the manual ejection hole, and a spring member which supports the rubber and is biased toward the manual ejection hole side.

Therefore, since the strength of the covering cover can be secured easily, the manual ejection hole can be more reliably covered even when the manual eject pin is repeatedly inserted, thereby improving the sealing performance of the apparatus. Therefore, the reliability and durability of the device can be improved.

EXAMPLE

[Appearance of the device]

1 is a perspective view of the surface side of an optical memory device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the rear side of FIG. 1. FIG. As an example, the magneto-optical disk device for 3.5-inch magneto-optical disk cartridge is shown.

A front bezel 10 is attached to the front of the optical memory device. The window 10b is rotatably attached with the insertion or ejection of the optical disc cartridge, and is added by a spring not shown in the direction in which the window is closed.

The eject button 10a is for instructing the ejection of the optical disk cartridge to eject automatically. The manual eject hole 10d is for inserting pins or the like when the power is cut off, inspected or malfunctioned, and when the pin is inserted in the manual eject hole 10d, the manual eject hole 10d is released to release the media by releasing the engagement in the device of the optical disc cartridge. . The LED 10c is for indicating the operating state of the device by light emission.

The drive base 20 includes a printed circuit board 11 to which the front bezel 10 is fitted to the front of the apparatus, various ICs are mounted, and various FPCs are connected, a frame 12 for forming an appearance, and a periphery thereof. A cover 13 made of a magnetic material having a shape where the edge is clamped is provided to cover its outer circumference. The printed board 11 is also connected to the drive base 20 by screws 11a. In addition, the cover 13 has a hole 13a formed by recessing a part of the hole 13a of the cover 13, the dustproof rubbers 14b, 14d, 14e, 14g, the frame 12, and the drive base 20. Is tightened with screws 14a, 14c, 14f and 14h. In this embodiment, the device height of the 3.5-inch optical disk device is determined by the height H of the case where the drive base 20 is fitted with the printed board 11 and the cover 13 and the height h of the front bezel 10.

Here, the height of the front bezel 10 and the case were made to be almost the same surface, respectively, it was set to about 17mm. However, since the front bezel 10 or the frame 12 can be installed according to a user's wish, it is not necessary to install them. Therefore, when the total height of the optical disk device is about 17 mm, the optical disk device can be inserted into a space of a floppy disk device unit such as a personal computer and used as a replacement memory of the floppy disk device.

In the following, a technique for miniaturizing and reducing the weight of an optical disk device to about 17 mm will be described.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the optical memory device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of FIG. 3.

In FIG. 3, the magneto-optical disk device of the print substrate 11, the cartridge holder 71, the drive base 20, the lens carriage 30, the load plate 24, the turntable unit 222, and the cover 13 are roughly formed. Seven major parts are arranged in sequence.

[Cartridge holder]

The drive base 20 has a receiving portion 20h of the cartridge holder 71, and most of the surface of the cartridge holder 71 does not protrude from the end face in the thickness direction of the drive base 20. have. Moreover, since the attachment part 71b 'which has the screw hole of the drive base 20 which clamps the attachment part 71b of the cartridge holder 71 is formed by concave a part of the drive base 20, the drive base ( The attachment part is prevented from protruding from the end surface of the thickness direction of 20).

Therefore, using the space from the attachment portion 71b 'of the drive base 20 to the end surface of the drive base 20, the circuit component of the printed board 11 on the lowermost surface of the drive base 20, which will be described later, is one side. Secure space for installation on the surface.

[Drive base, cover]

In Fig. 4, the drive base 20 has openings 20a to 20f for mounting predetermined components. In the drive base 20, a fixed optical unit 40, in which an optical component for guiding a light beam to the surface of the optical disk or guiding the reflected light from the optical disk to the photodetector, is arranged integrally by aluminum die-cast molding. have. (In addition, the lens etc. in the fixed optical unit 40 are abbreviate | omitted for simplicity). And a cover 40a for dustproof measures and shading measures is mounted on the fixed optical unit 40.

In addition, by providing a cover 13 made of ferromagnetic material such as stainless steel, magnetic flux leakage accompanying thinning is prevented. Moreover, when constructing systemically, when the floppy disk unit or the hard disk unit unit which is weak to external magnetic flux and is easy to fall into a read / write error is not used, it does not affect.

In the past, a packing for dustproof measures was provided on the inner peripheral edge of the cover. However, in the present embodiment, the drive base 20 is formed by using the cover 13 having the bent portion 13b that is bent and clamped over its entire circumference. The outer periphery of the structure is almost labyrinth (labyrinth) structure to block the inflow of air, prevent dust from entering the inside of the device and at the same time has the effect of improving the strength of the cover (13).

In addition, the attachment portion for attaching the cover 13 is formed by concave a part of the drive base 20, so that the screw of the attachment portion does not protrude from the uppermost surface of the cover 13 (the uppermost surface of the device). It becomes possible.

[Lens Carriage]

The lens carriage 30 for supporting the objective lens L and for moving in the radial direction of the optical disk is integrally formed of a material such as a thermomelt resin in a state in which a coil is embedded in the coil portion 32 at its end. It is. Then, a magnet is attached to the rear surface side of the upper yoke to allow the coil part 32 to move so that the lower yoke passes through the central opening of the coil parts 32a and 32b, and then the ends of the upper yoke and the lower yoke are screwed. The magnetic circuits 33a and 33b are formed by tightening.

[Turntable Unit]

The turntable unit 222 is attached on a metal plate 21 made of an insulating galvanized steel sheet, and has slide pins 23a and 23b on both left and right sides of the sheet metal 21. The turntable 22 having a diameter of 21 mm protrudes from the opening 20a of the drive base 20 toward the cartridge holder 71 side.

Therefore, when the optical disk cartridge is inserted into the cartridge holder 71, the hub of the optical disk is attracted by the magnetic material provided on the surface of the turntable 22, and is configured to support the optical disk.

The turntable 22 is then connected to a spindle motor that rotates at a predetermined speed.

[Eject Motor]

In addition, an eject motor (Omron R2DG-84) 50 for discharging the optical disc cartridge is stored in the eject motor accommodating portion 55 of the drive base 20, and the screw hole 50a of the eject motor and the drive It connects with the screw which is not shown through the screw hole 55a of the base 20. FIG.

In addition, since the height of the drive base 20 is further required to obtain the height of the predetermined dimension of the eject motor accommodating portion 55, the space portion 20i behind the cartridge holder accommodating portion 20h of the drive base 20 is provided. Using to form the eject motor accommodating portion 55 protrudes toward the space portion 20i. Therefore, it is possible to secure a height space (about 10.7 mm at the top) for accommodating the eject motor 50 within the height range of the drive base 20 (about 15.8 mm) without changing the thickness of the drive base 20. It becomes possible, and thinning becomes possible.

[Road version]

When discharging the optical disc cartridge, the rod plate 24 which slides to the rear of the apparatus by the driving of the eject motor 50 described above is disposed below the sheet metal 21 of the turntable 22 described above. When the rod plate 24 slides to the rear of the apparatus, the slide pins 23a and 23b of the sheet metal 21 slide the guide 85 of the rod plate 24 to raise the sheet metal 21 and at the same time turntable 22a. ) Is raised through the opening 20a to disengage the optical disk from the hub to unload the optical disk cartridge.

In addition, the height of the attachment portion of the rod plate 24, which is determined by the height of the guide 85, is set to be almost equal to the height of the turntable unit accommodation portion of the drive base 20, and does not protrude from the end of the top surface of the drive base 20. It is supposed to be.

In addition, it goes without saying that the component height and the attachment height are set so that other components arranged on the drive base 20 covered by the cover 13 do not protrude from the end face of the top surface of the drive base 20 in the same way.

The load / unload of the turntable will be described later.

[Printed Board]

5 shows an enlarged view of a printed board. The printed circuit board 11 is provided with a power connector and an interface connector 99, and circuit components such as DSP and MPU for controlling reproduction, recording and erasing of information on the optical disc are provided on one side. Then, the cartridge holder 71 is provided on the mounting surface side of the printed board 11 to face each other.

In addition, the low-level parts (IC parts such as DSP and MPU) are installed in the cartridge holder opposing part A so as to face the cartridge holder 71 through the dustproof film (not shown) on the side where the parts are installed. In addition, high-height components (capacitor, connector 99, etc.) are installed in the space B opposite the space 20i so as to face the space 20i of the drive base 20, and through the cartridge holder 71, a printed board ( The plurality of holes 11a of the 11) and the drive base 20 are overlapped and connected by screws.

Therefore, by considering the arrangement of the circuit components of the printed circuit board 11 in accordance with the shapes of the drive base 20 and the cartridge holder 71, the thickness (height) of the drive base 20 can be further thinned, thereby lowering the overall height of the device. You can do it.

In addition, the screw used in this embodiment uses a screw head thickness of 0.3 mm or less to further reduce the height of the disc unit 1. In addition, it is possible to reduce the thickness by using a screw having a screw head thickness of 0.5 mm and a washer having a recess corresponding to the hole of the printed board 11 to accommodate the head of the corresponding screw.

It is also possible to use a frame having a screw smaller than the thickness of the printed board 11 and having one end soldered to the inner surface of the printed board 11, extending parallel to the printed board, and having a hole for screwing the other end. In this way, the screw head is embedded within the thickness of the printed board to flatten the surface of the printed board 11.

After the above-mentioned components are mounted on the drive base 20, the cover 12 formed by pressing the frame 12 so as to cover the peripheral edge of the drive base 20 and pressing and forming a ferromagnetic material such as stainless steel is formed. The unit of the optical memory device is completed by being screwed into the drive base 20 opposite to the printed board 11.

FIG. 6 is a surface side recessed configuration diagram of the optical memory device, and FIG. 7 is a back side recessed configuration diagram of FIG. 6.

[FPC of Optical System]

In the space portion 20i of the drive base 20, circuit components such as a plug-in connector 92, a photodetector 52, and a head IC, which are connected to the plug-in connector 92 'of the printed circuit board 11, are mounted. Flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 91 is arrange | positioned at the drive base 20 by the some screw 91c, 91d.

[Lens Carriage]

The lens carriage 30 is mounted with a lens actuator 60 having an objective lens L and a magnetic circuit for driving the objective lens L. As shown in FIG. A flexible printed wiring sheet 39a for guiding a traffic light for driving the lens actuator 60 in the focus direction or the track direction is bonded with an adhesive along the coil portion 32a of the lens carriage 32. Further, a carriage cover 115 made of ferromagnetic material such as stainless steel is attached around the objective lens L of the lens actuator 60.

Subsequently, voice coil motors VCM are installed at both sides of the lens carriage 30 to move the lens carriage 30 in the optical disc radial direction, and the voice coil motors VCM are coil parts 32a and 32b of the lens carriage 30. ), And magnetic circuits 33a and 33b made of a yoke and a magnet.

In addition, the guide rails 113a and 113b which engage the bearings 31a to 31c provided on both sides of the lens carriage 30 to smoothly move the lens carriage 30 are preloaded by the leaf springs 112a, 112b and 114, respectively. It is fixed while giving (豫 壓).

That is, the leaf springs 112a and 112b serve as a fixing side for fixing the guide rails 113b to be pressed against the engaging walls of the drive base 20 around both ends of the guide rails 113b, and the leaf springs 114 guide. It acts as a preload side which applies a preload so that the rail 113a may be pressed by the guide rail 113b side (direction perpendicular | vertical to a guide rail longitudinal direction). In addition, the guide rails 113a and 113b and the bearings 31a to 31c have a V-shaped contact, and are always capable of maintaining an engagement relationship without a gap.

The carriage stoppers S1 to S3 are attached to the drive base 20 opposite to the opposite ends of the lens carriage 30 in the moving direction, and are impacted when the lens carriage 30 hits the drive base 20. It has a cushioning action to alleviate and is composed of rubber material. The carriage stopper S3 is installed in close contact with the beam reflector prism 44, and prevents the gap between the window reflector prism 44 and the gap between the window 41b and the beam reflector prism 44, thereby fixing the fixed optical unit ( 40) has a sealing function to prevent dust from entering.

6 and 7, the carriage lock 26 provided on the rod plate 24 protrudes toward the lens carriage 30 to rotate from the home position to prevent the lens carriage 30 from moving in the radial direction of the optical disc. It shows how it is locked.

[turntable]

The turntable unit 222 is provided on the upper surface side of the cartridge holder in which the cartridge of the drive base 20 is accommodated so that the turntable 22 passes through an opening 20a formed at a position opposite to the center of the optical disk. The turntable unit accommodating portion of the drive base 20 on the upper surface side of the cartridge holder is set to a height (about 6.0 mm) substantially equal to the thickness (about 5.8 mm) of the turntable unit 222.

The projection 22a is located at the center of the turntable 22 protruding from the opening 20a of the drive base 20, and is fitted into the center hole of the hub of the optical disk.

And the flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 is adhere | attached on the sheet metal 21. On this flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89, a sensor 86 for detecting a read enable set in the optical disk cartridge, a sensor 87 for detecting read protection set in the optical disk cartridge, and a cartridge for detecting the insertion of the optical disk cartridge. The phosphorus sensor 88 is attached.

Since the 3.5-inch magneto-optical disk cartridge is already commercialized by being standardized as ISO / IEC 10090 at 128MB and ISO / IEC 13963 at 230MB, a detailed view of the optical disk cartridge is omitted.

An end of the flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 is connected to a connector provided on the flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 which transmits a signal for controlling the movement of the lens carriage 30 or the lens actuator 60. The flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 is refracted by turning the side surface of the drive base 20 and connected to a connector provided on the printed board 11.

Subsequently, a load plate 24 is disposed below the sheet metal 21, that is, between the drive base 20 and the sheet metal 21. When the rod plate 24 moves in the front-rear direction (± Y direction) of the device, the engagement pins 29a to 29c provided in the drive base 20 are formed in the plurality of grooves 24a to 24c provided in the rod plate 24. Move. In addition, after the rod plate 24 is moved backward (+ Y direction) by the eject instruction, the engagement with the optical disk cartridge is released, and one end is engaged with the rod plate 24, and the other end is engaged with the pins 29a and 29b. By the elastic force of the coil springs 28a and 28b respectively connected to the rod plate 24, the rod plate 24 is moved to the front of the apparatus (-Y direction) so as to quickly return to its original position.

In addition, the above-described eject instruction may be performed by pressing the eject button 10a provided on the front bezel 10, or by pushing a pin or the like hardly into the manual eject hole 10d. In the former case, by pressing the eject button 10a, the eject motor 50 is driven to pull the end 24d of the rod plate 24 to move the rod plate to the rear of the apparatus, and in the latter case, the manual eject hole 10d. If the pin P is pushed in firmly), the pin P touches the mouth wall part 10f of the rod plate 24, and the rod plate 24 is pushed back toward the apparatus.

[Manual eject hole]

The manual eject hole 10d is an opening formed in the front bezel 10 so that the pin P can be inserted as described above. In addition, the opening 10d 'is similarly formed in the drive base 20 facing the manual eject hole 10d. Therefore, the pin P inserted from the manual eject hole 10d is formed so as to be pressed against the mouth wall portion 10f of the rod plate 24 through the opening space of the opening 10d '.

However, the manual eject hole 10d and the opening 10d 'are passages of air, and dust may flow from the outside into the drive base 20 due to a pressure differential of air during disk rotation.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the covering cover 10e for sealing is provided in the manual eject hole 10d and the opening 10d '. Of course, if the cover is provided in both the manual eject hole 10d and the opening 10d ', the effect of preventing dust from entering is improved. However, depending on the shape of the drive base and the specification of the front bezel, only one side of the cover may be provided, but a sufficient sealing effect can be obtained than without the cover.

8 (A) to (C) and 9 (A) and (B) show specific structural examples of the cover 10e. In Fig. 8 (A), the covering cover 10e is made of a circular thin resin sheet and is a seal member 10h coated with an adhesive for outer periphery, and the center portion is cut into eight portions in the shape of a cake cut. It shows how it is done.

8 (B) and (C) show a state in which the pin P is inserted into the manual eject hole 10d or the opening 10d 'of the drive base 20, and the eight cut pieces cut into eight pieces ( 10i) is pushed up to open the center portion, and the pin P allows the inside of the front bezel 10 or the inside of the drive base 20 to enter.

In addition to the resin, the seal member 10h may be made of a material having rubber or sponge characteristics, or an aluminum foil or the like, or a double-sided tape may be used for adhesion. The shape of the seal member 10h may be a polygon, not a circle, as long as it can cover the hole. The cutting method of the central portion is also a shape in which the pin P can be easily inserted, and is easily blocked when the pin P is easily removed. You just need

In Fig. 9 (A), the covering cover 10d is a hole at the same time that the cover portion 10k and the cover portion 10k made of rubber blocking the hole (manual ejection hole 10d or opening 10d ') are adhesively fixed. It consists of the leaf | plate spring part 10j for making a side press contact. The leaf spring portion 10j is fixed to the inside of the front bezel 10 or the inside of the drive base 20 with an adhesive or to make a pawl in the leaf spring portion 10j, so that the pawl is placed inside the front bezel 10. Alternatively, it is inserted into a hole formed inside the drive base 20 and fixed.

As shown in Fig. 9B, when the pin P is not inserted, the leaf spring portion 10j covers the hole with the cover portion 10k by the spring action to improve the sealing property. The leaf spring 10j is pressed and agitated by the pressing force to allow the pin P to enter.

In addition, the cover portion 10k may be made of a resin or sponge in addition to rubber to improve adhesion to the holes. The leaf spring 10j may be formed of a thin vinyl or plastic material such as a mylar film as well as a metal spring material. It is also possible to reduce the weight by using a simple configuration.

[Fixed Optics]

The fixed optical unit 40 is recessed downward from the receiving surface of the turntable unit (of about 6.4 mm in height) outside the cartridge holder receiving portion 20h behind the drive base 20 to form a head base, and the head base The optical component detailed below is arrange | positioned directly at the surface of a.

10 is an enlarged view of the fixed optical unit 40. As shown in Fig. 10A, a block 41 is formed in the drive base 20, and a plurality of screw holes 41a and a plurality of positioning projections 41b are formed on the upper surface thereof. The leaf spring 111 shown in FIG. 7 extends toward the M lens 46 and the S lens 47, and the collimator lens 43, the M lens 46, and the S lens 47 are formed on the wall surface of the bottom surface thereof. The surface of the block 41 is fixed to be pressed by an elastic force, and is engaged with the protrusion 41b and screwed through the screw hole 41a. In addition, a photodetector 52 for detecting a reproduction data signal of the optical disc from the return light guided by the lens carriage 30, which is a moving optical unit, and a photodetector 53 for detecting a focus servo signal and a track servo signal are driven. It is fitted in the accommodating parts 49a and 49b of the base 20, respectively.

The head base which does not mount the optical component shown in FIG. 4 is expanded and shown in FIG. 10 (b).

The head base is formed by recessing the drive base 20 downward as described above. And blocks 411 and 412-420 similar to the block 41 mentioned above are formed in the wall surface which an optical component contacts, especially with high surface precision.

That is, the collimator lens 43 contacts the block 411 on the bottom surface to position in the height direction, contacts the block 412 on the mouth wall surface to position in the front and rear directions, and the leaf spring 111 described above. By pressing on the wall of each block. In addition, the M lens 46 contacts the block 415 of the mouth wall piece to position in the left and right direction, contacts the block 416 'on the bottom surface to position in the height direction, and is slightly higher than the block 416'. The two springs 416 are sandwiched between the two blocks 416 formed to contact each other, thereby positioning in the front-rear direction, and are fixed to the wall surface of each block by the leaf spring 111 described above. In addition, the S lens 47 is pressed against the block (not shown) and fixed to the wall surface of the block by the leaf spring 111 described above.

The beam reflector prism 44 contacts the block 413 on the mouth wall surface to position in the left and right directions, contacts the block 414 on the bottom surface to determine the position in the height direction, and the front and rear directions by the block 410. Determine the location of. The servo unit 48, which will be described later, is fitted with an end fixed to a gap formed between the blocks 417 and 418 of the mouth wall piece. Therefore, each optical component is placed in contact with the blocks 411 to 420 formed by increasing the surface precision to be positioned and fixed so that the optical components can be directly arranged without increasing the surface precision of the entire drive base 20.

Therefore, the head base can be directly formed in the drive base 20, and the height of the whole apparatus can be reduced. In addition, conventionally known separate head bases become unnecessary, and weight reduction can be achieved.

The optical system constituting the main part of the magneto-optical disk device will be described. 11 is a view showing an arrangement of optical components disposed on a fixed optical unit. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an optical path of a light beam in the fixed optical unit 40.

The fixed optical unit 40 is formed in a predetermined shape with high precision so that the optical component can be disposed on the drive base 20. A light beam having a predetermined light emission power is emitted from the laser diode unit (LD unit) 42.

In particular, the laser diode unit (LD unit) 42 emits a light beam from the seek direction and the vertical direction of the lens carriage 30 and refracts it with a 45 ° rise mirror to raise the mirror M in the lens carriage 30. By minimizing the optical path by guiding the structure, it contributes to shortening the dimension of the device in the depth direction.

The emitted light beam is guided through the collimator lens 43 and then through the beam reflector prism (BR prism) 44 to the objective lens L of the lens actuator 60 (not shown) from the window 41b. The optical beam clamped by the beam is irradiated onto the optical disk.

Then, the returned light reflected from the optical disk D is guided to the window 41b through the objective lens L and guided to the beam splitter / wallastone prism 45 through the beam reflector prism 44 (BR prism) 44, Spectrum is reproduced by the reproduction signal, the focus signal and the track signal of the optical disc. The reproduction signal (address signal and magneto-optical signal) is guided to the photodetector 52 disposed in the accommodating portion 49b of the drive base 20 through the slit 52S via the M lens 46. In addition, the focus signal and the track signal are guided from the beam splitter / wallastone prism (BW prism) 45 to the L lens 47, and then separated by a servo unit 48 into a plurality of signal components β1-β4, and the slit. It is guided to the photodetector 53 arrange | positioned at the accommodating part 49a through 53S. The photodetector 53 produces the focus signal FES and the track signal TES from the signal components β1 to β4.

[Servo Unit]

13A and 13B show the structure of the composite lens of the servo unit 48. The servo unit 48 has a second emission surface whose first emission surface 48a, which emits the first light β1 in the luminous flux of the returned light, is formed at the right inclination in the figure, and the second emission β2 is emitted. An exit surface 48b of is formed at the left slope in the drawing. Further, the third and fourth emission surfaces 48c and 48d for emitting the third and fourth lights β3 and β4 are formed in an acid shape.

The first emission surface 48a is inclined in the same direction as the third emission surface 48c, and the inclination angle α1 is smaller than the inclination angle α3 of the third emission surface 48c.

The second emission surface 48b is inclined in the same direction as the fourth emission surface 48d, and the inclination angle α2 is smaller than the inclination angle α4 of the fourth emission surface 48d.

FIG. 13C shows the photodetector 53. The returned light from the optical disk D guided to the L lens 47 is divided into four by the servo unit 48 into the first to fourth light β1 to β4 and received by the photodetector 53. The photodetector 53 comprises four divided (A-D) first light receiving portions 53a for receiving the first and second lights β1 and β2, and a second light receiving portion 53b for receiving the third light β3. ) And a third light receiving portion 53c for receiving the fourth light β4 are formed on one plane (may be separated, respectively).

In detail, the first light β1 emitted from the first emission surface 48a among the beams of the returned light is received in areas A and D of the first light receiving portion 53a of the photodetector 53. In addition, the second light β2 emitted from the second emission surface 48b is received in the B and C regions of the first light receiving portion 53a. Accordingly, the focus error signal is detected by calculating (A + C)-(B + D) by the Foucault method.

Further, the third light β3 emitted from the third emission surface 48c in the light beam of the returned light is received by the second light receiving portion 53b (region E) of the photodetector 53 and the fourth emission surface 48d. The fourth light β4 emitted from the light is received by the third light receiving portion 53c (F region). Accordingly, the tracking error signal is detected by performing calculation of (E-F) by the push-pull method.

As described above, even if the Foucault method is used for focus detection and the push-pull method for tracking error signal detection, the optical path does not need to be divided into two, so the optical path can be shortened to reduce the volume occupied by the fixed optical system in the entire apparatus. The number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, the detail of the servo unit 48 is well-known because it is described in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 5-250704 grade | etc.,.

[Production method of prism]

Next, the above-described BR prism and BW prism need to be compact when mounted on the ultra-compact optical disc apparatus having a total height of about 17 mm as in this embodiment. Taking a cube-shaped prism as an example, if the width W × length L × height H is downsized from 6 × 6 × 6 [mm] to 5 × 5 × 5 [mm], the deviation of the prism angle due to the attachment accuracy is achieved. To be equal, the tolerance should be from ± 0.1 mm to the tolerance ± 0.08 mm (tolerance / dimension = 0.1 / 6 ≒ 0.08 / 5).

However, when the prism is made smaller as in the 6mm type to the 5mm type as described above, the tolerance is also considerably smaller, requiring high accuracy of attachment accuracy. In contrast, in the present embodiment, a manufacturing method capable of manufacturing a small prism without reducing the tolerance will be described.

14 (a) to 14 (c) are explanatory diagrams of a method for manufacturing a beam reflector prism (BR prism). Two elongated prisms 101a and 101b having a triangular shape in which the opposite sides of the quadrilateral are matched are prepared. A vapor deposition film 103a is formed on a predetermined surface on one prism 101a, and the vapor deposition film 103a is opposed to a predetermined surface of the other prism 101b so that the two prisms 101a and 101b are separated. Align the ends and glue them together. In addition, an LN wallaston prism 101c is attached to a predetermined surface of the prism 101b.

Thus, the prism 101d of the columnar shape of the width W1x length L1 created by this is cut | disconnected by predetermined cutting length H1, and a predetermined number of BR prism 101e is created.

Similarly, the manufacturing method of a beam splitter / wallastone prism (BW prism) is demonstrated using FIG.15 (a)-(c).

A prismatic prismatic 102a and a prismatic prismatic 102b having a square shape on opposite sides are prepared. A vapor deposition film 103a is formed on a predetermined surface on one prism 102a, and the vapor deposition film 103a is opposed to a predetermined surface of the other prism 102b so that the two prisms 102a and 102b are formed. Align the ends and glue them together. Further, the prism 102f is attached to the lower surface of the prismatic 102b having a columnar shape. The prism 102c of the width W2 x length L2 created in this way is cut | disconnected narrow width by predetermined cutting length H2, and the predetermined number of BW prism 101d is produced.

The BR prism and the BW prism prepared as described above are arranged as shown in Figs. 10 and 11 so that the respective cutting lengths H1 and H2 are the lengths in the height (thickness) direction (Z direction) of the optical disk apparatus. In other words, by making the surfaces having lengths H1 and H2, which tend to cause errors due to cutting, at positions that are not involved in the attachment accuracy, i.e., in the height direction, the height direction can be miniaturized and the dimensions in the width and depth directions are not changed. The attachment accuracy can be improved.

When the beam diameter φ D of the light beam emitted from the LD unit 42 is φD / H> 1.0, for example, the height H of the prism is 5 mm, the beam diameter φ D is sufficiently reduced to 0.2 mm, so that the luminous flux is the surface in the height direction of the prism. Do not stick out from the. Therefore, even if the prism is downsized, the minimum precision required can be maintained.

It goes without saying that the same applies to the prism shown in the present embodiment.

Therefore, by using the prism manufactured as described above, sufficient adhesion accuracy can be obtained even when the surface having a poor surface precision is used as the surface of the head base, such as the drive base molded by the aluminum die cast shown in the present embodiment. You can install directly to the drive base without using.

[Objective Lens]

Fig. 16A is an enlarged perspective view of the objective lens, and Fig. 16B is a sectional view of the objective lens.

The objective lens L is formed with a flat portion F having a flat surface having a visor shape on the outer peripheral edge of the lens. Then, the end surface f 'of the flat portion F is adjusted to be perpendicular to the optical axis, and the flat surface F is brought into contact with the end surface of the lens mounting portion 62a of the lens actuator 60 to be adhesively fixed.

Therefore, even if the objective lens L becomes small, it is possible to mount it on the lens mounting part 62a with a high precision by a simple adjustment method.

[Lens Carriage]

17 (a) to 17 (c) show an enlarged view of the lens carriage, and the optical axis adjustment method of the objective lens on the lens carriage is shown.

In the central portion of the lens carriage 30, a condenser lens 129 for entering and exiting a light beam to the fixed optical unit 40, or an ascending mirror M or an objective lens L for raising the light beam from the condenser lens 129 by 45 °. A space for mounting a lens actuator 60 or the like for supporting the above is formed. Incidentally, details of the lens actuator 60 will be described later with reference to FIG. 18. The bearings 31a to 31c and the coil portions 32a and 32b are provided on both sides of the lens carriage 30.

Next, an adjustment method of the objective lens L will be described.

When attaching the lens actuator 60 on the lens carriage 30, a jig is applied to the reference grooves 121a to 121c using an auto collimator or the like, and the preload A is given to a predetermined position to the objective lens L. Irradiation is detected by light. Then, the flat surface F of the objective lens L and the disk mounting surface 22b of the turntable 22 are substantially parallel, that is, the screw actuator 60 is screwed so that the optical axis I of the objective lens L is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the optical disk. The screw 122b fitted to the center part of the coil spring 122a was screwed by the driver 152 in the state which interposed the coil spring 122a between the part 61a, 61b and the bottom face of the lens carriage 30.

Therefore, fine adjustment of the inclination of the objective lens L, that is, the inclination of the optical axis I, is made by the elastic pressure of the coil spring 122a. Therefore, since there are two attachment portions of the actuator 60, there is an effect that fine adjustment of the objective lens in two directions, that is, two-dimensionally, is possible with two screws.

[Actuator]

18 is an enlarged view of a lens actuator. And a focus support 65 made of a thermosetting resin or the like for supporting the objective lens L so as to be movable in the track direction or the focus direction, a focus coil 65 attached to the wall of the central opening of the lens support 621, and a focus. The movable part of the actuator 60 is comprised by the track coils 66a and 66b adhering to the surface on the opposite side to the above-mentioned bonding part of the coil 65.

In addition, the two track coils 66a and 66b provided on the left and right of the focus coil 65 are wound in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface on which the focus coil 65 is wound, and an end thereof is formed from a cross section of the yoke 63 of the magnetic circuit. It protrudes outward. In other words, by positioning the track coils 66a and 66b in the up and down direction outside the magnetic circuit, it is controlled so as not to be influenced by the magnetic flux, so that mechanical oscillation does not occur.

In addition, a bent portion of the magnet 64 provided on the actuator base 62 and the actuator base 61 subjected to the magnetic force of the magnet 64 to face the track coil 65 of the center opening of the movable side lens support 621. The magnetic circuit of the actuator 60 is composed of a yoke 61c, a yoke 61d having a bent portion provided to face the yoke 61c, and a U-shaped cover yoke 63 connecting the two yokes. have.

In addition, the four wire portions 67a, 68a, and 69a (not shown) supporting the movable portion of the actuator 60 and the projections 62a and 62b of the lens support portion 621 are fitted and bonded to the holes. Terminal plates 67c, 68c, and 69c (one not shown) supporting the end of the wire portion on the objective lens side, and terminal plates 67d adhered to the wire support portion 62c fitted to the end of the actuator base 61; 68d and 69d (one not shown) are provided. And vibration damping members 67b, 68b, 69b, 70b (one is not shown) are provided for absorbing the vibration of the wire part. '

Moreover, the edge part of the FPC 39a is produced on the wire support part 622, and it solders with four terminal plates on the wire support part 622. FIG. In addition, four terminal boards on the lens support part 621, and two lead wires each of the focus coil 65 and the track coils 66a and 66b are soldered. In this manner, conduction between the focus coil 65, the track coils 66a and 66b, and the FPC 39a is achieved. Therefore, the electrical connection can be made without pulling the thin lead wire of each coil, and there is no fear of disconnection, so that the reliability can be improved.

In addition, the four wire parts and the terminal board of the both ends of each wire part are created by press-processing a leaf | plate spring material and a linear spring material from the form (shape) which set the state which connected two left and right wire parts. Then, the left and right two wire parts are attached to the wire support part 622 in a connected state (shape), after which the connection part is cut. Therefore, by using the wire assembly prepared in this way, the handling and management of small parts becomes easy, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

As mentioned above, the actuator base 61 is screwed to the lens carriage 30 via the attachment parts 61a and 61b of the bending piece of the actuator base 61 in the state which mounted all the components of the actuator 60 mentioned above. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an arrangement relationship between the focus coils 65a and 65b and the track coils 66a and 66b in the electric circuit of the lens actuator.

Only the inner coil portions 66c and 66d are used as the driving force in the track coils 66a and 66b, and the outer coils 66e and 66f are not involved.

However, when the outer coils 66e and 66f are not located far enough from the gap magnetic flux of the magnetic circuit, they act in a direction opposite to the original driving direction, sometimes stronger and sometimes weaker, depending on the action of the lens actuator. In this case, the driving force is not constant, and a force in a direction different from the original driving direction is generated, and the movement of the lens actuator moves in a posture deviating from the control direction, which makes control difficult.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the outer coils 66e and 66f, which do not participate as driving force, are disposed at a position sufficiently far from the gap magnetic flux, the action of the actuator as described above is prevented.

[Wire assembly]

The above-described wire parts 67a, 68a, and 69a (one not shown) are made of a vibration damping plate made of captone, mylar film, etc., in turn from the top layer, an adhesive layer made of a double-sided tape to which the vibration damping plate is attached, or a non-completely curable adhesive. , An adhesive layer and a vibration damping plate.

20 is a comparative view according to the difference of the structure of a wire part. Fig. 20 (a) shows the case of only the wire without the vibration damping member, and Fig. 20 (b) shows the case with the same vibration damping member as the above-described embodiment. In the figure, the horizontal axis represents the frequency (Hz) of the current applied to the wire, and the vertical axis represents the gain (dB), that is, the amount of vibration with respect to the current (i).

20 (a) and 20 (b), when the wire of FIG. 20 (a) only forms a sharp peak at a certain frequency, that is, it vibrates but has the damping member of FIG. 20 (b). There is no abrupt peak as shown in Fig. 20A, and it is shown that vibration is attenuated.

Therefore, even if shear deformation occurs in the wire part, by covering the periphery of the wire part with a damping member such as the above-described adhesive or vibration damping plate, vibration in the focus direction and the track direction of the wire part can be absorbed, which is about 1/10 or less than that of the wire only. Vibration can be attenuated.

[Vibration damping member]

The installation of the braking member in the vicinity of the wire support part 621 of the four wire parts has been described above. The vibration damping member has a thin plate shape, and like the above-described wire part, a vibration damping plate is formed of a vibration damping plate made of aluminum foil, a capton, a mylar film, and the like, and an adhesive layer made of a double-sided tape or a non-completely curable adhesive. It is glued. In addition, although damping members 67b, 68b, and 69b are provided in this embodiment, since the adhesive layer actually plays a large role in absorbing vibrations, a sufficient damping effect can be obtained even with a soft adhesive.

In addition, the case where thermosetting adhesives, such as an epoxy type, is used for FIG. 21 (a), and the case where non-complete curing adhesives, such as a silicone type and an ultraviolet curing type, are used for FIG. 21 (b) are shown. In the drawing, the horizontal axis represents the frequency (Hz) of the current applied to the wire, and the vertical axis represents the gain (dB) with respect to the current, that is, the amount of vibration.

21 (a) and 21 (b), when the thermosetting adhesive of FIG. 21 (a) forms a sharp peak at a certain frequency, that is, it vibrates, but is incomplete in FIG. 21 (b). In the case of the curable adhesive, there is no abrupt peak as shown in Fig. 21A, and the vibration is attenuated.

Therefore, even when shear deformation occurs in the wire portion, the vibration damping members 67b, 68b, and 69b, such as the adhesive layer or the vibration damping plate, are placed at a large deformation angle in the case of driving the lens actuator 60 or moving the lens carriage 30. By providing the vibration, the vibration in the focus direction and the track direction of the wire portion can be absorbed, and the vibration can be attenuated by about 1/10 or less than that in the wire alone, and the vibration can be attenuated.

Further, since the thin plate-shaped vibration damping members 67b, 68b, and 69b are provided so that the surface of the plate is in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the lens carriage 30, the influence on the adjacent wires due to its behavior does not occur.

By employing the lens actuator as described above, the lens carriage can be improved in performance and thickness.

[Turntable Unit]

22 is an enlarged view of the turntable unit.

The turntable 22 is composed of a magnetic body that sucks metal parts of the hub of the optical disc, and has a projection 22a fitted into the center hole of the hub of the optical disc, and an outer peripheral edge which contacts the hub of the optical disc and plays an important role for surface accuracy. 22b is formed.

The sheet metal 21 has protrusions 21a to 21b fitted into the plurality of openings 20c to 20d of the drive base 20, and openings fitted to the plurality of protrusions 20e to 20f of the drive base 20 ( 21c-21d and insertion pieces 23a 'which are bent in different directions and cut in narrow widths to fit the slide pins 23a, 23b having bent curved pieces 81a-81b and rollers at their ends. , 23b ') are molded at the same time by a press technique, and have a simple configuration.

The turntable 22 is rotatably mounted on the sheet metal 21, and a flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 is bonded to the sheet metal 21. As shown in FIG. On this flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89, a sensor 86 for detecting write enable set in the optical disk cartridge, a sensor 87 for detecting write protection set in the optical disk cartridge, and an insertion for detecting the insertion of the optical disk cartridge. The cartridge sensor 88 is provided.

In addition, the flexible printed wiring sheet (FPC) 89 transmits a signal of the sensor and a driving signal to the turntable 22.

Therefore, the turntable unit has the above configuration. Since all the driving circuits for driving the turntable 22 are mounted on the printed board 11, the sheet thickness of the sheet metal in the FPC installation state can be reduced. The component on the drive base 20 of the upper layer on the cartridge holder 71 can be reduced, and the downsizing of the apparatus height direction is attained. That is, the drive base 20 of the upper layer of the cartridge holder 71 should just be the higher of the height of the turntable 22 or the height of the guides 82a, 82b, 83a, and 83b.

In this embodiment, since the shapes of the guides 82a, 82b, 83a, and 83b and the shapes of the curved pieces 81a and 81b are shown as shown in the figure, the lift amount of the turntable unit 222 can be suppressed, so that the turntable unit 222 ) And the height of the drive base 20 of the upper layer of the cartridge holder 71 can be made substantially the same.

Therefore, the height (about 6.0 mm) of the drive base 20 on the upper layer of the cartridge holder 71 is determined by the thickness of the cartridge and the height of the cartridge holder 71 and the lift amount of the turntable unit 222 (when the cartridge is discharged). Since the turntable rises from the cartridge receiving portion of the drive base 20 toward the turntable unit receiving portion through the opening 20a, the maximum lift amount at that time, that is, the amount determined by the sum of the attaching thickness of the turntable and the attaching thickness of the sheet metal ( Only about 5.8 mm)) can be suppressed, which makes it possible to realize a height of 17 mm.

Therefore, by adopting a thinner turntable unit, the height of the drive base on the upper layer of the cartridge holder can be lowered, so that the height of the device of the optical memory device can be approximated to a thickness almost equal to the thickness of the cartridge (about 5 mm).

[Unloading Organization]

Unloading of the optical disc is achieved by engaging each of the components of the turntable unit 222, the eject motor unit 50, and the load plate 24 described above.

First, the ejection of the disk is instructed by human hands by pressing the eject button 10a provided in the front bezel 10 or by pushing a pin or the like firmly into the manual eject hole 10d.

In the former case, the eject motor 50 is driven by pressing the eject button 10a. The rod plate moves to the rear of the apparatus by dragging the end of the rod plate 24d. In the latter case, the manual eject hole 10d is used. If a pin or the like is pushed in firmly, the mouth wall portion 10f of the rod plate 24 comes into contact with the pin, and the rod plate 24 is pushed back toward the apparatus.

23 is an enlarged view of the turntable unit and the load plate.

The sheet metal 21 of the turntable unit 222 has slide pins 23a and 23b engaged with the rod plate. The rod plate 24 is provided below the sheet metal 21 and has a function of lifting the sheet metal 21 including the turntable 22.

Specifically, the guide plate (84a, 84b) and the guide hole (84a, 84b) having the inclination to rise toward the front of the device is engaged with the slide pin (23a, 23b) of the sheet metal 21 in the rod plate 24 Guide pins 83a and 83b for stably guide the slide pins and slide pins 23a and 23b fitted into the guide holes 84a and 84b to stably guide the slide pins emanating from the guide holes 84a and 84b. The second guides 85a and 85b formed lower than the first guide having the flat surface on which 23a and 23b ride are provided.

In addition, the rod plate 24 is provided with third guides 82a and 82b having an inclined surface which rises toward the front of the apparatus. Therefore, as the rod plate 24 moves to the rear of the apparatus, the slide pins 23a and 23b of the sheet metal 21 slide the second guides 85a and 85b while rotating the rollers at the tip, and the sheet metal 21 The curved pieces 81a and 81b are configured to lift the sheet metal 21 by sliding the inclined surfaces of the third guides 82a and 82b.

Fig. 24A shows the device state when the optical disc is loaded. 24B is an enlarged view of main parts.

The sheet metal 21 is mounted on the rod plate 24. And the slide pin 29a, 29b which is not shown in figure, the projection 83c, 83d of the rod board 24, and the coil spring 28a, 28b which connected the both ends are provided in the contracted state (normal state).

In this case, the slide pins 23a and 23b of the sheet metal 21 are sandwiched in the guide holes 84a and 84b. Moreover, the shape in which the curved piece 81a, 81b of the sheet metal 21 is located below the inclined surface of the 3rd guide 82a, 82b is understood.

In addition, the carriage lock 26 provided on the rod plate 24 protrudes toward the opening 20b of the drive base 20. In detail, a part of the carriage lock 26 made of plastic is brought into contact with the protrusion 27 by the coil spring 26a which is added to rotate in the direction of the protrusion 27 of the drive base 20. ) End protrudes toward the opening 20b side of the drive base 20 to engage the end of the coil portion 32a of the lens carriage 30 to move in the radial direction of the optical disc, thereby moving the lens carriage 30. It works to interfere.

Fig. 25A shows the device state when the optical disc is unloaded. 25B is an enlarged view of main parts.

The rod plate 24 moves to the rear of the apparatus by the eject instruction described above, and slide pins 29a provided in the drive base 20 in the plurality of grooves 24a to 24c provided in the rod plate 24 according to the movement. , 29c) moves. In addition, as the rod plate 24 moves, the slide pins 23a and 23b of the sheet metal 21 slide on the inclined surfaces of the guide holes 84a and 84b and then continue to the flat surfaces of the second guides 85a and 85b. As you ride up, push the sheet metal 21 up. After that, when the optical disc cartridge is loaded, the slide pins 23a and 23b of the sheet metal 21 slide by a predetermined amount and return to the guide holes 84a and 84b by the return force of the coil springs 28a and 28b.

Similarly, as the rod plate 24 moves, the curved pieces 81a and 81b of the sheet metal 21 slide the inclined surfaces of the third guides 82a and 82b to raise the sheet metal 21 near the turntable 22. As a result, the curved pieces 81a and 81b of the sheet metal 21 also slightly rise. In addition, since the device front side of the sheet metal 21 is for the purpose of pushing up the turntable 22, it is not necessary to push it up so much that the slide pins 23a and 23b mentioned above are not used.

After that, when the optical disc cartridge is loaded, the curved pieces 81a and 81b are also returned to their original positions by the return force of the coil springs 28a and 28b.

As the sheet metal 21 is pushed up by the above-described mechanism, the turntable 22 in the state of supporting the optical disc ascends through the opening 20a and withdraws from the inside of the cartridge holder, thereby driving the drive base around the opening 29a ( When the cartridge housing the optical disc is pressed against the wall of 20, the engagement between the optical disc and the turntable 22 is released. The cartridge is discharged to the outside of the apparatus by the cartridge discharge mechanism of the cartridge holder 71 described later.

[Cartridge holder]

26 is an enlarged view of the cartridge holder. The cartridge holder 71 is formed by pressing stainless steel or the like. Then, a roller 72a for movably inserting the inside of the opening 71a into the opening 71a of the cartridge holder 71, opening and closing the shutter of the optical disc cartridge, and a coil for adding the roller 72a in the cartridge discharge direction. The cartridge conveyance / discharge mechanism 72 is comprised by the spring 72b and the coil spring 72d which adds the rotation arm 72c to a cartridge discharge direction. The rotational arm 72c has a mechanism therein that has a gear therein to relieve the elastic force of the coil spring 72d so as not to discharge the cartridge hard when discharging the cartridge, thereby adjusting the discharge force of the cartridge.

In addition, an electromagnet unit 73 is provided at a position opposed to the light beam from the objective lens L near the center of the cartridge holder 71. The electromagnetic coil portion is a copper foil slice coil in the shape of a line (ribbon line), and is covered with an insulating seal 74a and a cover 74b. In addition, the use of coils in the form of square wires (ribbon wires) reduces heat generation and prevents an increase in the temperature inside the apparatus.

In addition, a cartridge clamp 75 which is engaged with the end of the optical disk cartridge and is added to the inside of the cartridge holder 71 by a coil spring, presses and clamps the cartridge 400 against the other wall surface of the drive base 20. have.

The cartridge holder 71 on which the above-described parts are mounted is screwed to the drive base 20 by a plurality of screw holes 71a and 71b.

In addition, the terminal 73a of the electromagnet unit 73 having a leaf spring shape is exposed on the side opposite to the printed board 11 on the rear side of the cartridge holder 71, and the land of the printed board 11 is exposed. The cartridge holder 71 and the printed circuit board 11 overlap with each other so as to contact the parts. In order to prevent the printed board 11 from bending, the screw is tightened in the vicinity of the terminal 73a of the electromagnet unit 73.

27 shows a state where the optical disc cartridge 400 is inserted and ejected normally. Then, the roller 72a is engaged with the end face of the slider 401 of the optical disc cartridge 400, and at the same time as the insertion and ejection of the cartridge, the roller 72a moves the opening 71a and is connected to the slider 401. Open and close the).

28 illustrates a case where the cartridge 400 is inserted in the opposite direction. In this case, the roller 72a is engaged with the groove 403 provided in the cartridge 400, so that the roller 72a cannot move the opening 71a even if the roller 72a pushes the groove 403, so that the reaction force of the coil spring 72b is lost. The cartridge 400 is discharged to the outside by the.

However, with the use of a strong user, the cartridge 400 may be pushed in even though it is incorrectly inserted, and the roller 72a may be worn and damaged. If the force of the normal shutter opening / closing operation is about tens of grams, the bending force of the roller 72a due to incorrect insertion may vary from person to person, but may reach several kilograms.

29 shows a specific configuration of the roller 72a. The roller 72a has a slide portion 72f that slides around the opening 71a of the cartridge holder 71, a rotation shaft 72e and a slider of the cartridge 400 in the center of the slide portion 72f. It consists of the rotating part 72g which engages with 401, and the engaging part 72h which presses the rotating part 72g. In order to improve the durability of the roller 72a, the rotating shaft 72e is made of a metal material such as aluminum or stainless steel, and the other slide portion 72f, the rotating portion 72g, and the engaging portion 72h have good slideability. Molding is made of a resin such as polyacetal resin or plastic. A portion of the coil spring 72b is attached between the rotating portion 72g and the slide portion 72f.

In order to improve the durability of the roller 72a, parts other than the rotating shaft 72e or all parts can be made of a metallic material. However, when metal is used for the slide portion, the slide portion (rotating shaft 72e, the slide portion 72f) is used. Although it depends on the surface condition and frequency of use of the rotating part 72g and the engaging part 72h, abrasion may occur and smooth opening and closing of the shutter may not be possible. However, the slide can be smoothly coated with a resin having good slidability such as Teflon or impregnated with the lubricating oil. The roller 72a can be made of a metal material as described above.

Therefore, the durability of the roller 72a can be improved by the above structures.

[FPC of Fixed Optics]

30A to 30C show a flexible printed circuit board sheet FPC that transmits a signal of a fixed optical system. The FPC 91 is equipped with circuit components such as a head IC 95 for controlling servo signals, information signals, laser diodes, and the like of the optical system, and photodetectors 52 and 53.

(B) has shown the back side of FIG. 30 (a). In the FPC 91, films or sheets 93 and 94 having some hardness are attached to the surface on the back side where the plug-in connector 92 is installed, with adhesive or double-sided tape. Therefore, when the plug-in connector 92 is connected to the connector 92 'side of the printed board 11 side, the plug-in connector 92 has an action that is easy to press, thereby facilitating assembly workability and contributing to improvement of workability. In addition, Fig. 30 (c) shows the bending of the FPC 91 so that the plug-in connector 92 is exposed on the surface. Therefore, the installation area of the FPC 91 can be made small and can be screwed into the space portion 20i of the drive base 20 through the screw holes 91a and 91b.

In addition, by arranging the FPC 91 in the space portion 20i of the drive base 20, the connection to the printed circuit board 11 is facilitated, contributing to the improvement of assembly workability. In addition, by connecting the wiring for transmitting a signal related to the recording or reproducing of information between the drive base 20 and the printed circuit board 11 to the outside of the drive base 20 by a plug-in connector 92, It is possible to prevent external noise from entering into a signal such as recording, reproducing or erasing. Therefore, a more reliable device can be realized as a data storage device.

In addition, the plug-in connector 92 is inserted between the printed circuit board 11 and the drive base 20 to cover the frame 12 to obtain a shielding effect, and also to prevent mixing of external noise. Therefore, a more reliable device can be realized as a data storage device.

[Other Embodiments]

Another embodiment of the lens carriage and lens actuator described with reference to FIGS. 17 and 18 will be described using FIG. 31.

In FIG. 31, the light from the condenser lens 239 and the condenser lens 239 for incident and exiting a light beam to the fixed optical unit 40 is located at the center of the lens carriage 230 for moving the objective lens L in the radial direction of the optical disk. A space for mounting the lifting mirror M, the objective lens L, the lens actuator 160, and the like, which raises the beam by 45 °, is formed.

Coil parts 232a and 232b are provided on both sides of the lens carriage 230. A lens support portion 162a made of a thermosetting resin for movably supporting the objective lens L in the track direction or the focus direction, a Fcus coil 165 attached to the wall of the central opening of the lens support portion 162a, and a focus; The tracks 166a and 166b attached to the surface on the side opposite to the above-described bonding portion of the coil 165 form the movable portion of the actuator 160.

The two track coils 166a and 166b provided on the left and right sides of the focus coil 165 are wound in a direction substantially perpendicular to the winding surface of the focus coil 165, and an end thereof is separated from a cross section of the yoke 163 of the magnetic circuit. It protrudes from side to side on the outside. That is, by positioning the up-down direction portions of the track coils 166a and 166b in the up-and-down direction outside the magnetic gap, the magnetic flux is prevented from being affected by the magnetic flux, thereby controlling mechanical oscillation.

In addition, a magnet 164 provided on the actuator 161 so as to face the track coil 165 of the center opening of the movable side lens support 162a, and a bent portion of the actuator base 161 that receives the magnetic force of the magnet 164 are formed. The magnetic circuit of the actuator 160 is comprised by the yoke 161c, the yoke 161d of the bent part provided facing the yoke 161c, and the cover yoke 163 provided on the said two yokes.

In addition, six wire portions 167a, 168a, 169a, 170a, and 178a (one not shown) supporting the movable portion of the actuator 160, and projections 162c of the lens support portion 162a are inserted into the holes. Terminal plates 167c, 168c, and 169c (one not shown) that are later bonded to each other to support the end of the wire portion on the objective lens side, and the terminal plate is bonded to the wire support portion 162c inserted into the end of the actuator base 161. 167d, 168d, 169d, 170d are provided. In addition, vibration damping members 167b and 169b (two of which are not shown) are provided for absorbing the vibration of the wire part.

However, the terminal plate 168c and the terminal plate (connected with the wire 170a) on the opposite side of the lens support member have two wire portions on the upper and lower sides, and the two wire portions are connected to one terminal plate. The wire portion may have a vibration damping structure covering the periphery with an adhesive layer, a damping plate, or the like as in the above-described embodiment.

An end portion of the FPC 39a is directed on the wire support portion 162b, and is soldered with four terminal plates on the wire support portion 162b. In addition, four terminal boards on the lens support portion 162a, two lead wires each of the focus coil 165 and the track coils 166a and 166b are soldered. In this manner, conduction between the focus coil 165, the track coils 166a and 166b, and the FPC 39a is achieved. Therefore, since electrical connection can be made without pulling the thin lead wire of each coil, there is no fear of disconnection, and reliability can be improved.

In addition, the six wire parts and the terminal boards at both ends of each wire part are prepared by pressing a plate spring material or a linear spring material from a mold in which the left and right wire parts are connected in one pair. The left and right wire portions are attached to the wire support portion in a connected state (shape), and the connecting portions are cut thereafter. Therefore, by using the wire member thus prepared, the handling and management of small parts becomes easy, and the assembly efficiency can be improved.

Therefore, the actuator base 161 has the springs (the mounting portions 161a, 161b and the lens carriage 230 of the bent pieces of the actuator base 161 and the springs (223b) in the state where all the components of the actuator 160 are mounted. Through 223a).

[Dimensions of each part of the device]

In the present embodiment, the configuration of each part for making the optical storage device about 24 mm or less, that is, about 17 mm, has been described above.

According to the optical storage device for recording and reproducing the 3.5-inch magneto-optical disc cartridge described in this embodiment, the components are constituted by the above components.

0.8mm thick only for printed circuit board 11

(Also, since the allowable height of the space portion 20i of the drive base 20 is about 4.5 mm, circuit components having a maximum height of about 4.5 mm can be mounted.)

Approximately 7.1 mm in height at the top of the cartridge holder 71

Height of about 15.8mm at the top of the drive base 20

(Approximately 9.7 mm in height of cartridge receptacle, approx. 6.0 mm in height of turntable unit receptacle, approx. 6.4 mm at top of head base, approx. 10.7 mm at top of eject motor unit, approx. Base thickness, drive base thickness is set to about 0.8-1mm)

(Width approx. 100.2 mm, depth approx. 132.2 mm)

7.0 mm thick (approximately 22.2 mm deep) in the center of the lens carriage 30, thickness of about 7.6 mm including the coil portion and VCM of the lens carriage 30, thickness of about 4.5 mm

Total height of the turntable unit 222 is about 5.8 mm (approximately 0.6 mm in height only the sheet metal 21)

0.2mm thickness of cover 13

4.7 mm from top of rod plate

(The above dimensions include a tolerance of ± 0.1mm)

Since the thickness of the drive base can be made about 15.8 mm by considering the structural arrangement of each component and the like, the height of the entire device having the printed board and the cover on the drive base is about 17 mm.

It also has a width of 102mm and a depth of 140mm, including a printed board and a front bezel. (In detail, 17.2 (height) × 101.6 (width) × 140 mm (depth) was achieved). Therefore, it can be embedded in a slot of a thin floppy disk device having a thickness of about 17 mm, a width of 102 mm, and a depth of 140 mm.

[Weight of each part of the device]

In the present embodiment, the configuration of each part for making the optical memory device approximately 300 g or less in total weight of the device has been described above.

According to the optical memory device for recording and reproducing the 3.5-inch magneto-optical disk cartridge described in this embodiment, the weight of the main parts of the apparatus is reduced because the device is thinned, the number of parts is reduced, and the parts are simplified.

Total weight of printed board 11 Approx. 40 g (including circuit components)

Approximately 50.2 g of total weight of cartridge holder 71 (including dustproof sheet)

Gross weight of lens carriage 30 approximately 36.7 g (including VCM)

Approximately 19.8 g of gross weight of cover 13

Approximately 18.3 g of gross weight of turntable unit 222

Total weight of drive base 20 Approx. 66.5 g (including load plate, LD unit, etc.)

Approximately 10 g of gross weight of eject motor unit 50

The weight of the apparatus was reduced to about 250 g.

In addition, when the frame 12, the front bezel 10, or the like is selectively installed, the total weight of the device is about 299 g.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the optical storage device of the magneto-optical disk cartridge has been described. However, the technique for thinning, weighting, and miniaturization proposed in this embodiment can be applied to an optical storage device such as a 3.5-inch phase change optical disk in which the cartridge is housed. Needless to say that there is a number.

[Configuration of the system]

An embodiment in which the optical storage device described above, in particular the magneto-optical disk device, is used in a computer system will be described.

32 is a system configuration diagram. The personal computer 300 mainly consists of the display 2, the mouse 5, the computer main body 7, and the keyboard 6. As shown in FIG.

The computer main body 7 is equipped with a storage device such as a floppy disk device 3, a CD-ROM optical disk device 9, a magnetic disk device (not shown), and the like. In addition, the magneto-optical disk device 1 having the above-described configuration is inserted into the slot 4 which is a cavity of the computer main body 7 which is slightly larger than its external dimension, and the E-IDE interface of the magneto-optical disk device 1 is inserted. The dragon connector 1a is connected to a connector (not shown) inside the slot 4.

Except for the magnetic disk device, any of the storage devices described above uses a portable medium, and part of the mechanism for inserting or ejecting the medium is exposed to the outside. Such a personal computer 300 is activated by turning on the power switch, reads an operating system or an application program from a preset storage device, and executes them.

33 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the system. The microprocessor (MPU) 301 is the heart of a personal computer and processes programs and data stored in the main memory 302. The internal bus 303 exchanges data between the MPU 301 and the main memory 302. The cache memory 304 preferentially stores frequently used data by using a memory device that can be accessed from the main memory 302 at high speed. The personal computer 305 is connected to the internal bus 303 to exchange data between the internal bus 307 or the internal bus 308.

Next, the internal bus 307 is a bus to which external devices can be directly connected. In the internal bus 307, the modem 321 via the RS-232C interface 320, the display 323 via the graphics controller 322 and the video memory 324, the floppy disk device (FDD) ( 326 are connected via the floppy disk controller (FDC) 325, respectively.

The internal bus 307 also includes a magnetic disk device (HDD) 328, a magneto-optical disk device (MOD) 329, a CD-ROM optical disk device (CD-ROM) 330, etc., via an E-IDE adapter. Connected. The E-IDE interface is an extension of the IDE interface, which is a common standard interface.

Next, the internal bus 308 is a bus for executing interrupt control, and a timer controller 331, a keyboard controller 332 to which the keyboard 333 is connected, and an interrupt controller 334 are connected to each other.

34 shows an example of a laptop-type computer 300 'having a slot 6' into which a keyboard 6 ', a floppy disk device about 17 mm high, or a power supply unit can be inserted.

Since the above-described optical disk device 1 can be miniaturized as described in the embodiment, it can be matched to almost the same external dimension as that of the floppy disk device having a height of about 17 mm, and can be inserted into the slot 4 'for use. .

Here, the outer case 13 'is placed on the outer circumference of the above-described drive base 20 and the cover 13 so that the optical disk device 1 has almost the same size as the slot 4' as shown in Fig. 35A. Install it further to adjust its engagement with the slot (4 ').

[interface]

In the laptop computer 300 'of the present embodiment, the interface is different from that of the magneto-optical disk device 1 of the above-described embodiment. Therefore, since both cannot be connected simply, the conversion part is formed inside, as shown to FIG. 35 (a)-(d).

In detail, the magneto-optical disk device 1 of the above-described embodiment has an E-IDE connector 1a. However, since the interface of the laptop computer 300 'of the present embodiment is PCMCIA type, the E-IDE connector ( Various signals outputted from 1a) are converted and used for PCMCIA.

Therefore, when the magneto-optical disk device 1 is accommodated in the case 13 ', the connector 1b to which the E-IDE connector 1a is connected oppositely is provided in the case 13'.

Moreover, the FPC 1c for guiding the signal from the connector 1b is screwed and fixed to the sheet metal 1d, 1e attached to the case 13 '. In addition, the signal is transmitted from the FPC 1c to the IC chip 1g containing the MPU, ROM-BUFFER, and the like. The signal is converted from the signal for E-IDE to the signal for PCMCIA, and is connected to the other connector 1f. On the contrary, it is configured to convert a signal for PCMCIA into a signal for E-IDE. The connector 1f protrudes outward from the case 13 'to be connected to the PCMCIA type of the interface of the laptop computer 300'.

Therefore, according to the user's request, by changing the case of only one optical storage device, the effect of enabling connection to a plurality of host devices can be obtained.

[Example of other interface]

36A and 36B show a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the second embodiment. FIG. 36A shows the magneto-optical disk device 1 described in FIG. 1 and the like again in a case (container) 311, thereby providing two types of SCSI connectors 312a and E-IDE connectors 312b. It shows that it protruded out of the case 311.

The slide plate 314 is to open one of the two types of connectors to be opened and to close the other of the slide plates that are not to be used. And the elongate pin 313 is provided in the both sides of the slide plate 314, and it is comprised so that it may move between the connectors provided in the upper and lower sides of the figure. In addition, when the upper connector is to be used, the slide plate 314 is moved upward to fix it with a screw or pin (not shown).

In Fig. 36 (b), the SCSI connector 312a and the E-IDE connector 312b divide the signal lines for guiding signals of the E-IDE connector 1a of the magneto-optical disk device 1 into two, One is to be used for the E-IDE as it is, and the other is to be connected to the IC chip 331 such as the MPU and ROM-BUFFER, and the signal for the E-IDE is converted to the SCSI, and the signal for the SCSI is reversed. It is configured to convert to a signal for E-IDE.

The type of connector for the interface of the case or the optical storage device can be selectively attached to the magneto-optical disk device according to the user's convenience and desire, such as the connector for the PCMCIA as well as the SCSI and the E-IDE.

Therefore, by changing only one case of the optical storage device of one specification, it is possible to improve the connectivity with a host device such as a plurality of types of personal computers.

37A and 37B are unit configuration diagrams of the optical memory device of the third embodiment. The magneto-optical disk device 1 has a connector 1a for E-IDE. This magneto-optical disk device 1 is inserted into a case 341 having a SCSI connector 342 other than the E-IDE, or a connector 343 and an adapter 345 for PCMCIA, thereby providing a case 341. Connect to a conversion connector (not shown) inside the module.

The IC 346, which receives the MPU and ROM-BUFFER, which are the conversion circuits connected to the conversion connector, converts an E-IDE signal into a SCSI signal or a SCSI signal into an E-IDE signal. By using the SCSI connector, it is possible to connect to a host device such as the main body 300 of the personal computer or the laptop computer 300 '.

The signal conversion of the above-described interface is performed by correspondingly converting both signals based on the signal contents and terminal number for E-IDE stored in ROM-BUFFER and the data corresponding to the SCSI signal contents and terminal number. will be. In addition, the signal content and terminal number of the connector for an interface generally use a well-known thing.

A simple conversion example is shown. For example, the first pin represents RESET in the E-IDE type, GROUND in the PCMCIA type, and GROUND in the SCSI type. Therefore, because the information is different for each pin number, when the GROUND is transmitted, the signal of the second pin of the E-IDE type is transferred to the first pin of the PCMCIA type or the first pin of the SCSI type.

38 is a unit configuration diagram of the optical memory device of the fourth embodiment. In the present embodiment, when the casings 315 and 317 of two storage devices are arranged in an overlapping manner, connectors 316 and 318 which can be connected to each other are provided at positions where both the cases 315 and 317 face each other.

Therefore, by simply overlapping two memory devices in the vertical direction, the connector can be connected without intervening the cable and pulling the cable. In the present embodiment, the optical storage device is taken as an example. However, by connecting both interface connectors to be the same, for example, the connection between the hard disk device and the magneto-optical disk device becomes possible, and thus the data can be exchanged between them. .

In addition to the optical storage device, applications may be made between a hard disk device and a floppy disk device.

In addition, by exposing the connector not only in the up and down direction, but also in the left and right direction, the connector can be connected between the left and right. In addition, in this embodiment, the connector is provided on the upper or lower surface of the apparatus, but it is also possible to connect two or more units by installing the connectors on both upper and lower sides.

As described above, the present invention can provide a compact optical memory device that is thin, compact, lightweight, and which greatly improves assembly workability.

In addition, even when thinning, miniaturizing, and reducing parts, it is possible to provide an optical memory device that can be improved in reliability while further improving reliability without degrading its capacity as a data storage device.

Accordingly, the present invention enables the device to be made thinner, smaller, and lighter, so that an optical memory device that can be mounted on a portable thin laptop computer or the like can be provided. In addition, the present invention can provide an optical memory device that can be mounted in a device slot of less than 1 inch, about 17 mm, of a computer system.

In addition, the present invention can provide an optical storage device in which the height of the drive base is extremely close to the thickness of the optical disc cartridge (according to the ISO standard 3.5 inch optical disc cartridge · 6.0 ± 0.2 mm).

Therefore, since the present invention can be mounted or connected to a plurality of host devices, the use form of the optical memory device can be extended to the multipurpose field, thereby improving the versatility of the optical memory device.

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A cartridge holder mounting portion in which a cartridge holder into which a cartridge for receiving an optical storage medium is inserted is disposed; A turntable unit mounting portion having a first opening for projecting the turntable for rotationally driving the optical storage medium toward the cartridge holder side, and having a turntable unit supporting the turntable on an upper surface side opposite the cartridge holder accommodation portion; A moving optical unit mounting portion having a second opening formed along the surface of the optical storage medium, and having a moving optical unit for moving light in the second opening; A first light passage that serves as a path for guiding light from the light emitting element into the drive base; A second light passing port serving as a path for inducing light to the photodetector in the outer periphery of the drive base; And a third optical passage hole integrally formed in the drive base between the light emitting element and the moving optical unit and between the moving optical unit and the photodetector. Optical memory. An optical storage device having a drive base on which at least one mechanism for accessing an optical storage medium is mounted, the optical storage device comprising: A moving optical unit mounting part including a moving optical unit for moving light along a surface of the optical storage medium; A first light passing port serving as a path for inducing light to the photodetector in the outer circumference of the drive base; And a second optical passage formed in said drive base integrally as a passage for guiding light between said mobile optical unit and said photodetector. A drive base on which at least one mechanism for accessing the optical storage medium housed in the cartridge is disposed on either the first surface side or the second surface side; A cartridge holder disposed on a first side of the drive base and into which the cartridge is inserted; Supporting a turntable for rotationally driving the optical storage medium, and disposed on the second surface side of the drive base such that the turntable protrudes toward the cartridge holder through a first opening formed in the drive base opposite the cartridge holder. Turntable unit, A moving optical unit for moving light along the surface of the optical storage medium in a second opening provided in the drive base along the surface of the optical storage medium; A fixed optical unit through which the reflected light of the optical storage medium is incident through the moving optical unit; A cover covering the second surface side of the drive base; At least a printed circuit board covering the first surface side of the drive base and mounted with circuit components for accessing the optical storage medium, A first mounting portion is integrally formed with the drive base on an outer side of a portion where the cartridge is accommodated, The fixed optical unit, A light emitting element for emitting light is disposed in the first mounting portion, The light passage is formed on the standing wall surface of the first mounting portion, A photodetector is disposed on a standing wall of the first mounting portion so as to detect the reflected light of the optical storage medium through the light passage; A block having a mounting surface for deriving positional accuracy of an optical component for guiding light from the moving optical unit to the photodetector is integrally formed on the wall surface of the first mounting portion, At least a part of the optical component contacts the mounting surface of the block so that the optical component is positioned and disposed directly on the first mounting portion, A second mounting portion is formed integrally with the drive base on the outside of the portion in which the cartridge is accommodated, And an eject motor for driving for discharging said cartridge is arranged in said second mounting portion. A cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted; A turntable unit having a turntable and a slide portion for rotating and driving the optical storage medium, the turntable unit comprising a metal plate for supporting the turntable; A rod mechanism having a guide plate having an inclined surface formed thereon, wherein the rod plate slides the inclined surface of the guide to slide up and down the turntable; And a drive base on which the cartridge holder is mounted on the first surface side, and on which the turntable unit and the rod mechanism are mounted to engage the slide portion and the guide on the second surface side. The method of claim 4, wherein And said slide portion of said metal plate of said turntable unit is formed integrally by a press technique. The method of claim 4, wherein And at least a flexible printed wiring sheet for inducing a signal line for rotationally driving the turntable on the metal plate. The method of claim 4, wherein It is mounted on the rod plate, rotates in conjunction with the rod mechanism, and locks the lens carriage on which the objective lens is mounted so that the lens carriage does not move when the cartridge is not inserted, and the lens carriage when the cartridge is inserted. And a lock mechanism for releasing the lock so that the device can move. A cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted; A turntable unit having a turntable and a slide portion for rotating and driving the optical storage medium, the turntable unit comprising a metal plate for supporting the turntable; A rod mechanism having a guide plate having an inclined surface formed thereon, wherein the rod plate slides the inclined surface of the guide to slide up and down the turntable; A drive base on which the cartridge holder is mounted on a first surface side, and on which the turntable unit and the rod mechanism are mounted so as to engage the slide portion and the guide on a second surface side; At least a flexible printed wiring sheet for guiding a signal line for rotationally driving the turntable provided on the metal plate, And a detection sensor for detecting a light protector set in the cartridge is provided on the flexible printed wiring sheet, and the flexible printed wiring sheet is configured to guide a signal line of the detection sensor. A cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted; A drive base on which the cartridge holder is mounted at least; A printed circuit board mounted with a circuit component for accessing the optical storage medium and covering the drive base through the cartridge holder; And the printed circuit board is arranged so that a tall circuit component is opposed to the outside of the cartridge holder. The method of claim 9, And said printed circuit board is one side mounted with said circuit component and the mounting surface side is disposed to face said drive base. A cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted; A discharge mechanism installed in the cartridge holder for discharging the cartridge out of the apparatus; The discharge mechanism includes at least a roller portion for engaging the cartridge, and a spring portion for adding the roller portion in the cartridge discharge direction, wherein the roller portion comprises a rotating shaft made of metal and a rotating portion made of a slidable material. . A cartridge holder into which a cartridge containing an optical storage medium is inserted; A discharge mechanism installed in the cartridge holder for discharging the cartridge out of the apparatus; The discharge mechanism includes at least a roller portion engaged with the cartridge, and a spring portion for adding the roller portion in the cartridge discharge direction, wherein the roller portion comprises a rotating shaft made of metal and a rotating portion made of resin or plastic. . A moving optical unit mounted with an objective lens for moving the objective lens in a radial direction of the optical storage medium; A light emitting element arranged to emit light in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the moving optical unit; A first optical component for refraction of light from the light emitting element to guide the moving optical unit and refracting return light from the optical storage medium to guide in the perpendicular direction; A second optical component for separating and inducing the returned light refracted in the perpendicular direction into a reproduction signal component and a servo signal component; A first light detector which receives light of the reproduction signal component and detects a reproduction signal; And a fixed optical unit having at least a second light detector for receiving the light of the servo signal component to detect the servo signal. The method of claim 13, The fixed optical unit has a concave head base formed by protruding a drive base outside the portion where the cartridge of the optical storage medium is accommodated to the surface side of the cartridge accommodating portion, wherein the light emitting element, the first And the second optical detection unit is directly disposed, and at least the first optical component and the second optical component are disposed directly inside the head base. The method of claim 13, And said first optical component is comprised of a beam splitter / reflector prism, and said second optical part is composed of a beam splitter / wallastone prism. The method of claim 13, And a servo unit for separating the servo signal components back into a plurality of signal components, wherein the second light detector detects a focus signal and a track signal from the plurality of signal components.