Patent ID: 7518965
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An optical pickup device comprising: an objective lens; a wavelength-selecting opening-regulating filter disposed immediately below the objective lens; a holder for holding the objective lens and the opening-regulating filter; a tilting mechanism for tilting the holder in accordance with tilt of an optical information disc disposed above the objective lens; a focusing mechanism for vertically moving the holder in accordance with vertical fluctuations of the optical information disc; a turning mirror for guiding light beams from a light source toward the opening-regulating filter; and a housing for holding the turning mirror, wherein the holder has a stopper for regulating an amount of downward movement of the holder in the vicinity of a plane including the axisi of tilting operation of the tilting mechanism and center of the objective lens and at substantially the same height level as that of the opening-regulating filter, the housing has a stopper receiver which is paired with the stopper, and at least one of the opening-regulating filter and the turning mirror has a contact avoiding part for avoiding contact between the opening-regulating filter and the turning mirror, wherein the contact avoiding part is cutouts formed at both corners of the opening-regulating filter on the side closer to the upper end of the turning mirror.