Patent ID: 6621770
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical pickup device holding an objective lens in a manner such that the objective lens is movable in both a focus direction and a tracking direction, said optical pickup device comprising:an optical pickup body; a lens holder configured to hold the objective lens; a movable support member connected to the lens holder through a plurality of elongated flexible members for movably supporting the lens holder; a support section provided on the optical pickup body and adjustably attached to the movable support member, said support section being arranged substantially perpendicular to an optical disc from which recorded information is to be read out; wherein the movable support member is adjustably attached on the support section in such a manner that n optical axis of the objective lens is adjustable in a tangential direction and a radial direction, and wherein the support section is formed with a restricting groove having a predetermined width and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the optical disc, the movable support member is provided with a cylindrical sliding pin engageable and slidable in the restricting groove.