Patent ID: 6449224
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A spindle motor installation angle micro-adjustment apparatus in an optical disk player, the optical disk player including a traverse, the traverse including a spindle for spinning an optical disc, a pickup, a first guide rail and a framework, the pickup including a light source for supplying a light beam, the first guide rail guiding the pickup along a pickup plane during data reproduction, a spin surface of the optical disc being defined while the spindle is spinning, the micro-adjustment apparatus comprising:a supporting plate for supporting said spindle motor, the supporting plate being adjustably coupled to the framework; a pivotal means disposed at a first predetermined location on the supporting plate, the pivotal means contacting with a surface of said first guide rail; a first adjustable pivotal means, disposed at a second predetermined location on the supporting plate, for adjusting an elevation angle of the supporting plate with respect to the pickup plane; a second adjustable pivotal means, disposed at a third predetermined location on the supporting plate, for adjusting an incline angle of the supporting plate with respect to the pickup plane, wherein when said first adjustable pivotal means is adjusted, the supporting plate is tilted in an x-direction, and when said second adjustable pivotal means is adjusted, the supporting plate is tilted in a y-direction, the y-direction being in a different direction than the x-direction.