Patent ID: 6028830
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A cleaning device for cleaning a lens (2) of an optical head (3) of an optical disc player and/or recorder unit, the cleaning device (1) comprising;a carrier means (5) for placing in an optical disc receiving location of the optical disc player and/or recorder unit,a cleaning means (14,15) associated with the carrier means (5) for cleaning the lens (2) when at least one of the optical head (3) and the cleaning means (14,15) is moved relative to the other with the cleaning means (14,15) co-operating with the optical head (3) for cleaning the lens (2) thereof anda means (25,71,72) is provided on the carrier means (5) for causing a change in the relative movement between the optical head (3) and the cleaning means (14,15) 50 that the relative movement between the optical head (3) and the cleaning means (14,15) is initially in a first direction (D), and then in a second direction (E), the second direction (E) being different to the first direction (D).