US20060125584A1 - Magnet used with an optical pickup actuator - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a magnet, and more particularly, to a magnet which can generate magnetic flux to be more uniformly distributed around itself.
- Magnets are used in apparatuses using electromagnetic forces, such as optical pickup actuators, which are generally used in optical recording apparatuses to record and reproduce optical disks.
- optical pickup actuators are required to have a smaller size and provide higher disk-following speed.
- the optical pickup actuators are required to reproduce data from digital versatile disks (DVDs) as well as original compact disks (CDs).
- the operational range of the optical pickup actuators must be expanded or maintained at a current level.
- non-uniformly distributed magnetic flux of a magnet which is installed in an optical pickup actuator, may cause irregular thrust forces, i.e., irregular electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the magnet and current, and irregular thrust forces may cause minor resonance of the optical pickup actuator.
- irregular thrust forces i.e., irregular electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the magnet and current
- irregular thrust forces may cause minor resonance of the optical pickup actuator.
- the compact disk access time of the optical pickup actuator becomes reduced, the minor resonance phenomenon of the optical pickup actuator occurs more severely.
- the magnetic flux indicates that the number of magnetic lines that pass through the surface of a magnet, which is bounded by a closed loop, and the SI unit for the magnetic flux is tesla ⁇ meter 2 , or webers (Wb).
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator to which plate-shaped magnets are fixed
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the distribution of the magnetic flux of a general magnet.
- an optical pickup actuator includes magnets 11 ; a yoke 13 , to which the magnets 11 are fixed; a base 15 , on which the yoke 13 is installed; a coil 12 , which generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with the magnets 11 ; a bobbin 17 , which allows the coil 12 to interact with the magnets 11 by coupling the base 15 ; an objective lens 19 , which is installed on the bobbin 17 ; and a suspension 18 , which supports the bobbin 17 .
- the magnetic flux of each of the plate-shaped magnets 11 is concentrated at the center of the magnet 11 .
- the closer to both ends of the magnet 11 the lower the density of the magnetic flux of the magnet 11 , and thus the distribution of the magnetic flux of the magnet 11 at both ends of the magnet 11 becomes non-uniform.
- thrust forces are generated in a focusing direction as illustrated in FIG. 3 , and a tracking direction as illustrated in FIG. 4 .
- the X-axis represents the direction of the width of the surfaces of the magnets 11 facing the coil 12
- the Y-axis represents the direction of the height of the surfaces of the magnet 11 facing the coil 12 .
- the focusing and tracking operations of the optical pickup actuator are performed by electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the magnets 11 and the coil 12 installed in the bobbin 17 .
- the electromagnetic forces can be expressed by Equation (1).
- ⁇ right arrow over (F) ⁇ ⁇ right arrow over (I) ⁇ L ⁇ right arrow over (B) ⁇
- F represents electromagnetic forces
- I represents current
- L represents the length of the coil 12 , at which current flows
- B represents the magnetic field.
- the magnetic field that is the magnetic flux density (B) indicates magnetic flux per unit area and is measured in Teslas.
- 1 T 1 Wb/m 2 .
- thrust forces in a focusing direction are stronger at the center of the magnet 11 than the other portions of the magnet 11 .
- the thrust forces represent electromagnetic forces generated between the coil 12 and the magnets 11 to follow a disk in the optical pickup actuator.
- An assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 perform an on-focusing operation to read data from an optical disk and operate in a predetermined operational range in order to follow the optical disk that wobbles.
- an assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 moves about the center of the magnet 11 in a vertical direction.
- the maximum thrust forces are generated.
- the assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 moves toward either end of the magnet 11 , the minimum thrust forces are generated.
- the assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 when the assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 performs an on-tracking operation, the assembly of the coil 12 and the bobbin 17 operates in a predetermined operational area moving about the center of the magnet 11 in a horizontal direction in order to follow an optical disk that wobbles.
- the thrust forces in a tracking direction are stronger at the center of each magnet 11 than at the other portions of each magnet 11 .
- the minor resonance phenomenon indicates a resonance phenomenon caused by the inherent frequencies of an optical disk and an actuator, and the minor resonance phenomenon of an optical disk means that the optical disk operates unstably.
- the conventional magnet generates irregular thrust forces due to non-uniformly distributed magnetic flux, and the irregular thrust forces cause an optical pickup actuator to operate unstably.
- a magnet which has a surface facing a coil at which current flows, and generates magnetic flux to be emitted toward the coil in the direction of the normal line of the surface of the magnet toward the coil, the magnet comprising a recession formed at the center of the surface of the magnet.
- an optical pickup actuator it is possible to allow an optical pickup actuator to stably operate, preventing a minor resonance phenomenon of the optical pickup actuator from occurring, by modifying the shape or magnetization direction (the direction of magnetic flux) of a magnet to make its magnetic flux to become uniform.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the distribution of the magnetic flux of a conventional magnet
- FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating thrust forces in a focusing direction during operation of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator
- FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating thrust forces in a tracking direction during operation of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a magnet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a magnet according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a magnet according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the magnet illustrated in FIG. 7 ;
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a magnet according to yet another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the magnet illustrated in FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator illustrated in FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 5 through 10 are views illustrating magnets according several different embodiments of the present invention.
- the magnets according to these embodiments of the present invention can generate magnetic flux through interaction with current to be regularly distributed around themselves.
- the magnetic flux at the surface of each of the magnets is emitted in the normal line direction with respect to the surface of each of the magnets, and a recession is formed at the center of the surface of each of the magnets.
- a recession is formed to extend in one direction along the surface of a magnet 31 according to this embodiment of the present invention, and thus the cross-section of the magnet 31 is U-shaped. Accordingly, the density of the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 is lowest in the recession but is highest at either end of the magnet 110 , and thus the degree to which the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 is non-uniformly distributed can be alleviated or reduced non-uniformly.
- the magnet 31 according to the FIG. 5 embodiment of the present invention has a recession formed on the surface of the magnet 31 facing a coil, through which current flows, to extend in a horizontal direction along the surface of the magnet 31 .
- a magnet which is formed to have a recession formed at the center of the surface thereof facing a coil to extend in a vertical direction along the surface, thereof thus having a U-shaped top surface, may be provided as an alternative example of the FIG. 5 embodiment of the present invention.
- the magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment of FIG. 5 which has a recession vertically extending along the surface of the magnet, is distributed in almost the same shape as the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- the density of the magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment is lowest in the recession but is highest at either end of the magnet.
- the degree to which the magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment is non-uniformly distributed can also be alleviated, or reduced to a lesser degree.
- the magnet 31 according to the first embodiment provided in FIG. 5 is formed to be capable of generating magnetic flux uniformly distributed so that thrust forces can be regularly generated in a focusing direction.
- the magnet according to the alternative embodiment to FIG. 5 is formed to be capable of generating magnetic flux to be regularly distributed so that thrust forces can be regularly generated in a tracking direction.
- an optical pickup actuator has a wide range of focusing operation, it is possible to alleviate irregularity of thrust forces by correcting the distribution of the magnetic flux of a magnet in the focusing direction, like in the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- a cross-shaped groove is formed passing through the center of the surface of a magnet 31 a according to another embodiment of the present invention and extends in first and second directions, which form a right angle with each other, i.e., in a focusing direction and a tracking direction, along the surface of the magnet 31 a .
- the magnet 31 a according to this embodiment can also have uniformly distributed magnetic flux in both the focusing and tracking directions.
- the grooves of the magnets 31 and 31 a may be formed in a half cylindrical shape so that the magnetic flux of the magnets 31 and 31 a can be more uniformly distributed.
- a magnet 31 b according another embodiment of the present invention has a hemispherical-shaped recession formed at its center so that the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 b can be uniformly distributed in a focusing direction and a tracking direction.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the magnet 31 b illustrated in FIG. 7 .
- the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 b varies in accordance with the size of a gap between the center of the magnet 31 b and both ends of the magnet 31 b .
- the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 b is weakest at the center of the magnet 31 b .
- the closer to both ends of the magnet 31 b the stronger the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 b .
- a magnet having a half cylindrical shaped recession formed in either a focusing direction or a tracking direction may have the same cross section as the magnet 31 b shown in FIG. 7 .
- the magnet having a cylinder-shaped groove formed in a predetermined direction can allow the distribution of the magnetic flux of the magnet in the predetermined direction to be corrected.
- 33 is the yoke, to which the magnet 31 b is fixed.
- FIGS. 6 through 10 are views illustrating magnets 31 a , 31 b , and 31 c according to three different embodiments of the present invention, which are formed to allow their magnetic fluxes to be uniformly distributed in both focusing and tracking directions.
- the magnets 31 , 31 a , and 31 b according to the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 5-7 are formed to have a recession so that the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnets 31 , 31 a , and 31 b can be reduced in the recession.
- the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnets 31 , 31 a , and 31 b is weaker in the recession than at either end of each of the magnets 31 , 31 a , and 31 b , and thus the magnetic flux of the magnets 31 , 31 a , and 31 b can be uniformly distributed.
- a magnet 31 c according to this embodiment is formed to have a protrusion at the center of the surface of the magnet 31 c facing a coil, through which current flows, so that the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 c can be generated in a slanting line direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of the magnet 31 c.
- the magnet 31 c has a hemispherical protrusion so that the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 c can be regularly distributed in a focusing direction and a tracking direction, and magnetization of the magnet 31 c can be formed in a radius direction.
- the radius direction indicates a slanting direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of the magnet 31 c .
- the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 c is made to be weakest at the center of the magnet 31 c by changing the direction of magnetization of the magnet 31 c , and the closer to the center of the magnet 31 c , the stronger the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 c.
- lines of magnetization of the magnet 31 c form a predetermined angle with the surface of the yoke 33 and point in the radial direction with respect to the central axis of the hemispherical protrusion.
- the intensity of the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 c is weakest at the center of the hemispherical protrusion of the magnet 31 c but becomes stronger in the direction of magnetization of the magnet 31 c.
- a magnet having a cylinder-shaped protrusion formed in a focusing direction or a tracking direction in an optical pickup actuator and having lines of magnetization formed in a radius direction may have the same cross section as the magnet 31 c according to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10 .
- a magnet having a half cylindrical shaped protrusion, which has a central axis existing in a horizontal direction may be used.
- a magnet having a half cylindrical shaped protrusion, which has a central axis existing in a vertical direction may be used.
- a magnet having a protrusion formed at its center to extend in one direction or to extend in two directions, which orthogonally cross each other, along the surface of the magnet may be formed so that lines of magnetization of the magnet can be formed in a slanting direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of the magnet.
- FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator used with the magnet illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- an optical pickup actuator includes magnets 31 , a yoke 33 , to which the magnets 31 are fixed, a base 35 , in which the yoke 33 is installed, a coil 32 , which generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with the magnet 31 , a bobbin 37 , in which the coil 32 is formed, and a suspension 38 , which supports the bobbin 37 and connects the bobbin 37 to the base 35 .
- the optical pickup actuator according to this embodiment is an asymmetric optical pickup actuator.
- the magnets 31 are fixed to the yoke 33 , and the yoke 33 is installed in the base 35 .
- the coil 32 through which current flows, generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with the magnet 31 and is installed in the bobbin 37 .
- An objective lens 39 is installed in the bobbin 37 and is used to follow an optical disk in the focusing or tracking operations and applies beams from a light source.
- Electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the magnets 31 and the coil 32 can satisfy equations of force, such as Equation (1), and act according to Fleming's left-hand law.
- FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical pickup actuator according to this embodiment includes four of the magnets 31 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 5 .
- a magnet 31 is place on each of four sides of the base 35 and facing a respective coil 12 on the bobbin 37 .
- the magnetic flux of the magnet 31 can be more regularly distributed, and the optical pickup actuator can stably operate.
- the intensity of the magnetic flux of a magnet can be more regularly distributed by modifying the shape or magnetization direction of the magnet.
- an optical pickup actuator is formed to include the magnet, the optical pickup actuator can stably operate, and the performance of the optical pickup actuator can be improved.
- the magnet according to the present invention can form magnetic flux to be regularly distributed, it is possible to uniformly generate electromagnetic forces through interaction with current.
- the performance of the optical pickup actuator according to the present invention can be improved by removing causes of unstable operations of the optical pickup actuator, such as minor resonance.
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Magnets, which have a surface facing a coil, through which current flows, generate magnetic flux to be emitted toward the coil in the direction of the normal line of the surface of the magnets toward the coil, the magnets having a recession or protrusion formed at the center thereof. The magnets form magnetic flux to be regularly generated and thus can generate uniform electromagnetic forces through interaction with current.
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- This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/100,226, filed Mar. 19, 2002, currently pending, which claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2001-60135 filed on Sep. 27, 2001, in the Korean Industrial Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a magnet, and more particularly, to a magnet which can generate magnetic flux to be more uniformly distributed around itself.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Magnets are used in apparatuses using electromagnetic forces, such as optical pickup actuators, which are generally used in optical recording apparatuses to record and reproduce optical disks. In recent years, the size and compact disk access time of optical recorders have been reduced. Thus, optical pickup actuators are required to have a smaller size and provide higher disk-following speed. In addition, the optical pickup actuators are required to reproduce data from digital versatile disks (DVDs) as well as original compact disks (CDs).
- To meet these requirements, the operational range of the optical pickup actuators must be expanded or maintained at a current level. In the meantime, non-uniformly distributed magnetic flux of a magnet, which is installed in an optical pickup actuator, may cause irregular thrust forces, i.e., irregular electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the magnet and current, and irregular thrust forces may cause minor resonance of the optical pickup actuator. As the compact disk access time of the optical pickup actuator becomes reduced, the minor resonance phenomenon of the optical pickup actuator occurs more severely.
- Here, the magnetic flux indicates that the number of magnetic lines that pass through the surface of a magnet, which is bounded by a closed loop, and the SI unit for the magnetic flux is tesla·meter2, or webers (Wb).
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator to which plate-shaped magnets are fixed, andFIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the distribution of the magnetic flux of a general magnet. Referring toFIG. 1 , an optical pickup actuator includesmagnets 11; ayoke 13, to which themagnets 11 are fixed; abase 15, on which theyoke 13 is installed; acoil 12, which generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with themagnets 11; abobbin 17, which allows thecoil 12 to interact with themagnets 11 by coupling thebase 15; anobjective lens 19, which is installed on thebobbin 17; and asuspension 18, which supports thebobbin 17. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , the magnetic flux of each of the plate-shaped magnets 11 is concentrated at the center of themagnet 11. The closer to both ends of themagnet 11, the lower the density of the magnetic flux of themagnet 11, and thus the distribution of the magnetic flux of themagnet 11 at both ends of themagnet 11 becomes non-uniform. - As illustrated in
FIG. 2 , in the case of installing magnets showing non-uniform distribution of magnetic flux in the optical pickup actuator shown inFIG. 1 , thrust forces are generated in a focusing direction as illustrated inFIG. 3 , and a tracking direction as illustrated inFIG. 4 . InFIGS. 3 and 4 , the X-axis represents the direction of the width of the surfaces of themagnets 11 facing thecoil 12 and the Y-axis represents the direction of the height of the surfaces of themagnet 11 facing thecoil 12. - The focusing and tracking operations of the optical pickup actuator are performed by electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the
magnets 11 and thecoil 12 installed in thebobbin 17. The electromagnetic forces can be expressed by Equation (1).
{right arrow over (F)}={right arrow over (I)}L×{right arrow over (B)} (1)
Here, F represents electromagnetic forces, I represents current, L represents the length of thecoil 12, at which current flows, and B represents the magnetic field. Here, the magnetic field, that is the magnetic flux density (B), indicates magnetic flux per unit area and is measured in Teslas. Here, 1 T=1 Wb/m2. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , during operation of the optical pickup actuator, thrust forces in a focusing direction are stronger at the center of themagnet 11 than the other portions of themagnet 11. Here, the thrust forces represent electromagnetic forces generated between thecoil 12 and themagnets 11 to follow a disk in the optical pickup actuator. - An assembly of the
coil 12 and thebobbin 17 perform an on-focusing operation to read data from an optical disk and operate in a predetermined operational range in order to follow the optical disk that wobbles. During the disk-following operation, an assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17 moves about the center of themagnet 11 in a vertical direction. When the assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17 moves close to the center of themagnet 11, the maximum thrust forces are generated. On the other hand, when the assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17 moves toward either end of themagnet 11, the minimum thrust forces are generated. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , when the assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17 performs an on-tracking operation, the assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17 operates in a predetermined operational area moving about the center of themagnet 11 in a horizontal direction in order to follow an optical disk that wobbles. During the on-tracking operation of the assembly of thecoil 12 and thebobbin 17, the thrust forces in a tracking direction are stronger at the center of eachmagnet 11 than at the other portions of eachmagnet 11. - Thrust forces irregularly distributed in focusing and tracking directions cause the minor resonance phenomenon of the optical pickup actuator to occur. Here, the minor resonance phenomenon indicates a resonance phenomenon caused by the inherent frequencies of an optical disk and an actuator, and the minor resonance phenomenon of an optical disk means that the optical disk operates unstably.
- In other words, the conventional magnet generates irregular thrust forces due to non-uniformly distributed magnetic flux, and the irregular thrust forces cause an optical pickup actuator to operate unstably.
- Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a magnet which can generate magnetic flux to be uniformly distributed around itself, can solve the problem of unstable operations of an optical pickup actuator, such as minor resonance, caused by thrust forces irregularly generated due to the nonlinear characteristics of electromagnetic forces, and thus can allow the optical pickup actuator to stably operate.
- Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
- The foregoing and other objects of the present invention are achieved by providing a magnet, which has a surface facing a coil at which current flows, and generates magnetic flux to be emitted toward the coil in the direction of the normal line of the surface of the magnet toward the coil, the magnet comprising a recession formed at the center of the surface of the magnet.
- According to the present invention, it is possible to allow an optical pickup actuator to stably operate, preventing a minor resonance phenomenon of the optical pickup actuator from occurring, by modifying the shape or magnetization direction (the direction of magnetic flux) of a magnet to make its magnetic flux to become uniform.
- These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator; -
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the distribution of the magnetic flux of a conventional magnet; -
FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating thrust forces in a focusing direction during operation of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator; -
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating thrust forces in a tracking direction during operation of a conventional asymmetric optical pickup actuator; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a magnet according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a magnet according to another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a magnet according to yet another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the magnet illustrated inFIG. 7 ; -
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a magnet according to yet another embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the magnet illustrated inFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator illustrated inFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator according to another embodiment of the present invention. - Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.
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FIGS. 5 through 10 are views illustrating magnets according several different embodiments of the present invention. Referring to Equation (1), the magnets according to these embodiments of the present invention can generate magnetic flux through interaction with current to be regularly distributed around themselves. - Referring to the magnets according to the embodiments of the present invention illustrated in
FIGS. 5-7 , the magnetic flux at the surface of each of the magnets is emitted in the normal line direction with respect to the surface of each of the magnets, and a recession is formed at the center of the surface of each of the magnets. - Referring to
FIG. 5 , a recession is formed to extend in one direction along the surface of amagnet 31 according to this embodiment of the present invention, and thus the cross-section of themagnet 31 is U-shaped. Accordingly, the density of the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 is lowest in the recession but is highest at either end of the magnet 110, and thus the degree to which the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 is non-uniformly distributed can be alleviated or reduced non-uniformly. - As illustrated in
FIG. 5 , themagnet 31 according to theFIG. 5 embodiment of the present invention has a recession formed on the surface of themagnet 31 facing a coil, through which current flows, to extend in a horizontal direction along the surface of themagnet 31. However, a magnet, which is formed to have a recession formed at the center of the surface thereof facing a coil to extend in a vertical direction along the surface, thereof thus having a U-shaped top surface, may be provided as an alternative example of theFIG. 5 embodiment of the present invention. - The magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment of
FIG. 5 , which has a recession vertically extending along the surface of the magnet, is distributed in almost the same shape as the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 illustrated inFIG. 5 . In other words, the density of the magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment is lowest in the recession but is highest at either end of the magnet. Thus, the degree to which the magnetic flux of the magnet according to this alternative embodiment is non-uniformly distributed can also be alleviated, or reduced to a lesser degree. - The
magnet 31 according to the first embodiment provided inFIG. 5 is formed to be capable of generating magnetic flux uniformly distributed so that thrust forces can be regularly generated in a focusing direction. The magnet according to the alternative embodiment toFIG. 5 is formed to be capable of generating magnetic flux to be regularly distributed so that thrust forces can be regularly generated in a tracking direction. - Since an optical pickup actuator has a wide range of focusing operation, it is possible to alleviate irregularity of thrust forces by correcting the distribution of the magnetic flux of a magnet in the focusing direction, like in the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in
FIG. 5 . However, it is possible to modify the shape of a magnet to have regularly distributed magnetic flux in both the focusing direction and a tracking direction. - Referring to
FIG. 6 , a cross-shaped groove is formed passing through the center of the surface of amagnet 31 a according to another embodiment of the present invention and extends in first and second directions, which form a right angle with each other, i.e., in a focusing direction and a tracking direction, along the surface of themagnet 31 a. Themagnet 31 a according to this embodiment can also have uniformly distributed magnetic flux in both the focusing and tracking directions. - The grooves of the
magnets FIGS. 5 and 6 , may be formed in a half cylindrical shape so that the magnetic flux of themagnets - Referring to
FIG. 7 , amagnet 31 b according another embodiment of the present invention has a hemispherical-shaped recession formed at its center so that the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 b can be uniformly distributed in a focusing direction and a tracking direction. -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of themagnet 31 b illustrated inFIG. 7 . Referring toFIG. 8 , the intensity of the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 b varies in accordance with the size of a gap between the center of themagnet 31 b and both ends of themagnet 31 b. The magnetic flux of themagnet 31 b is weakest at the center of themagnet 31 b. The closer to both ends of themagnet 31 b, the stronger the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 b. A magnet having a half cylindrical shaped recession formed in either a focusing direction or a tracking direction may have the same cross section as themagnet 31 b shown inFIG. 7 . The magnet having a cylinder-shaped groove formed in a predetermined direction can allow the distribution of the magnetic flux of the magnet in the predetermined direction to be corrected. Here, 33 is the yoke, to which themagnet 31 b is fixed. -
FIGS. 6 through 10 areviews illustrating magnets magnets FIGS. 5-7 are formed to have a recession so that the intensity of the magnetic flux of themagnets magnets magnets magnets - Referring to
FIGS. 9 and 10 , amagnet 31 c according to this embodiment is formed to have a protrusion at the center of the surface of themagnet 31 c facing a coil, through which current flows, so that the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 c can be generated in a slanting line direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of themagnet 31 c. - Specifically, referring to
FIG. 9 , themagnet 31 c according to this embodiment has a hemispherical protrusion so that the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 c can be regularly distributed in a focusing direction and a tracking direction, and magnetization of themagnet 31 c can be formed in a radius direction. Here, the radius direction indicates a slanting direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of themagnet 31 c. In the embodiment illustrated inFIG. 9 , the intensity of the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 c is made to be weakest at the center of themagnet 31 c by changing the direction of magnetization of themagnet 31 c, and the closer to the center of themagnet 31 c, the stronger the intensity of the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 c. - Referring to
FIG. 10 , lines of magnetization of themagnet 31 c form a predetermined angle with the surface of theyoke 33 and point in the radial direction with respect to the central axis of the hemispherical protrusion. Thus, the intensity of the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 c is weakest at the center of the hemispherical protrusion of themagnet 31 c but becomes stronger in the direction of magnetization of themagnet 31 c. - A magnet having a cylinder-shaped protrusion formed in a focusing direction or a tracking direction in an optical pickup actuator and having lines of magnetization formed in a radius direction may have the same cross section as the
magnet 31 c according to the embodiment illustrated inFIGS. 9 and 10 . In order to compensate for thrust forces in a focusing direction, a magnet having a half cylindrical shaped protrusion, which has a central axis existing in a horizontal direction, may be used. On the other hand, in order to compensate for thrust forces in a tracking direction, a magnet having a half cylindrical shaped protrusion, which has a central axis existing in a vertical direction, may be used. - Alternatively, a magnet having a protrusion formed at its center to extend in one direction or to extend in two directions, which orthogonally cross each other, along the surface of the magnet may be formed so that lines of magnetization of the magnet can be formed in a slanting direction with respect to the normal line of the surface of the magnet.
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FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator used with the magnet illustrated inFIG. 5 . Referring toFIG. 11 , an optical pickup actuator includesmagnets 31, ayoke 33, to which themagnets 31 are fixed, abase 35, in which theyoke 33 is installed, acoil 32, which generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with themagnet 31, abobbin 37, in which thecoil 32 is formed, and asuspension 38, which supports thebobbin 37 and connects thebobbin 37 to thebase 35. The optical pickup actuator according to this embodiment is an asymmetric optical pickup actuator. - The
magnets 31 are the same as the magnet according to that illustrated inFIG. 5 and elevates the functions of the optical pickup actuator by preventing unstable operation of the optical pickup actuator, such as minor resonance. The optical pickup actuator according to this embodiment may be formed to include any of the magnets according toFIGS. 6-9 or a magnet according to another embodiment of the present invention. - The
magnets 31 are fixed to theyoke 33, and theyoke 33 is installed in thebase 35. Thecoil 32, through which current flows, generates electromagnetic forces through interaction with themagnet 31 and is installed in thebobbin 37. Anobjective lens 39 is installed in thebobbin 37 and is used to follow an optical disk in the focusing or tracking operations and applies beams from a light source. - Electromagnetic forces generated through interaction between the
magnets 31 and thecoil 32 can satisfy equations of force, such as Equation (1), and act according to Fleming's left-hand law. -
FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of an optical pickup actuator according to another embodiment of the present invention. The optical pickup actuator according to this embodiment includes four of themagnets 31 according to the embodiment illustrated inFIG. 5 . In this embodiment, amagnet 31 is place on each of four sides of thebase 35 and facing arespective coil 12 on thebobbin 37. Thus, the magnetic flux of themagnet 31 can be more regularly distributed, and the optical pickup actuator can stably operate. - According to the present invention, the intensity of the magnetic flux of a magnet can be more regularly distributed by modifying the shape or magnetization direction of the magnet. In addition, if an optical pickup actuator is formed to include the magnet, the optical pickup actuator can stably operate, and the performance of the optical pickup actuator can be improved.
- As described above, since the magnet according to the present invention can form magnetic flux to be regularly distributed, it is possible to uniformly generate electromagnetic forces through interaction with current.
- In addition, the performance of the optical pickup actuator according to the present invention can be improved by removing causes of unstable operations of the optical pickup actuator, such as minor resonance.
- Although a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. A magnet, which has a surface facing a coil, through which current flows, and generates magnetic flux to be emitted toward the coil in the direction of the normal line of the surface of the surface of the magnet facing the coil, the magnet comprising a recession formed at the center of the surface.
2. The magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the recession is formed to extend in first and second directions along the surface of the magnet, said first and second directions being at right angles with respect to each other.
3. The magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the recession is a half-rectangular shape.
4. The magnet according to claim 1 , wherein the recession is formed in a half cylindrical shape.
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