Patent ID: 7486592

Claim:
An optical head having dual optical paths for reading and writing an optical recording medium, which has two different data storage densities, comprising: a first optical path system including: a first laser light generation unit to generate a first laser light; a first light guiding unit located on an optical path of the first laser light generation unit for direct traveling of the laser light; a first converging objective lens to receive the laser light from the first light guiding unit and focus the laser light on a data side of the optical recording medium; and a first photo detector to receive the laser light reflected from the optical recording medium to carry optical data signals of the data side and directed by the first light guiding unit; a second optical path system including: a second laser light generation unit to generate a second laser light that has a different wavelength from that of the first laser light; a second light guiding unit located on an optical path of the second laser light generation unit for direct traveling of the laser light; a second converging objective lens to receive the laser light from the second light guiding unit and focus the laser light on a data side of the optical recording medium; and a second photo detector to receive the laser light reflected from the optical recording medium to carry optical data signals of the data side and directed by the second light guiding unit; wherein the optical paths directed by the light guiding units of the first and second optical path systems are crossed at an angle between 30 to 150 degrees; and a single actuator, the first and second optical path systems being installed thereon, including: an objective lens holding seat having a top side that holds both the first and second converging objective lenses side by side, both centers of the first and second converging lens being arranged at a radial direction of the optical recording medium; a focus coil located on the objective lens holding seat, having an inductive magnetic direction coinciding with the focusing direction of the first and second converging objective lenses; a track coil located on the objective lens holding seat, having an inductive magnetic direction normal to the focusing direction to serve as a track direction; a magnetic path device to generate a magnetic field, which has a direction parallel with the inductive magnetic direction of the track coil and is normal to the inductive magnetic direction of the focus coil, to produce reactions on the focus coil and the track coil; a plurality of metal wires for bracing the objective lens holding seat, such that the objective lens holding seat is movable in the focusing direction and the track direction; and an upper lid to prevent movable elements of the actuator from moving outside an allowable range and being impacted by external forces.