Patent ID: 6157595
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An optical disk device, comprising:a first motor unit including a turn table for mounting an optical disk and a rotor magnet fixed to the turn table;a second motor unit having a first stator coil for applying a magnetic field for rotatably driving the rotor magnet, said second motor unit provided side by side with said first motor unit in a lateral direction;a first moving mechanism for moving said first motor unit upward when loading the optical disk so as to mount the optical disk on the turn table; anda second moving mechanism for moving said second motor unit in the lateral direction so that said second motor unit is adjacent to said first motor unit thereunder which has been moved upward, said second motor unit moved to a predetermined position for allowing the rotor magnet and the turn table to be rotatably driven in accordance with the magnetic field from the first stator coil.