Abstract:
A motor assembly incorporated in an optical read/write head to effect tracking or focusing movement of an optical element comprises a generally horseshoe-shaped field assembly having two slotted pole pieces (52, 54, 76, 78, 86, 88) magnetized with opposite polarity by a permanent magnet (56, 80, 96) to provide two pairs of field poles confronting corresponding poles of a moveable armature (24, 26). A single coil (58) is wound through the slots of the pole pieces (52, 54, 76, 78, 86, 88) around the inner field poles (60, 62). The direction and intensity of the current flowing in the field coil (58) determines the degree to which the permanent magnetism is reinforced in one pole of each pole piece and counteracted in the other pole of each pole piece, thereby causing corresponding movement of the armature (24, 26).
Abstract:
The optical element assembly in a read/write head of the type used in an optical recording system for focusing a laser beam onto an optical disk or the like is supported by a single four-member flexure structure that prevents such element from tilting while providing for (i) tracking movement about a pivot axis (28) spaced from the optical element and (ii) focusing movement along the direction of that axis. Preferably, the flexure structure is symmetrical and comprised of identical flexure members (44, 46, 48, 50) to optimize resonance characteristics, and the center of mass of the optical element assembly is coincident with such pivot axis to isolate that element from inertial forces resulting from positioning movement of the read/write head.
Abstract:
The laser printer uses a rotating polygon (30) and a cylindrical mirror (44) disposed between the polygon and an image zone. The cylindrical mirror corrects for pyramidal errors in an output image formed on a moving photosensitive member (PM) disposed at the image zone by making the operative polygon facet and the image zone optionally conjugate in the page scan direction. To change the length (S1, S2) of the image in the line scan direction at the image zone, the optical distance between the polygon and image zone is varied by moving the cylindrical mirror. The velocity of the photosensitive member is adjusted to change the length of the output image in the page scan direction. At the new image format size, the cylindrical mirror makes the operative polygon facet optically conjugate with the image zone in the page scan direction to correct for pyramidal errors.