Patent ID: 7162727

Claim:
An optical pickup actuator for an objective lens, comprising: a base; a bobbin holding the objective lens; first and second yokes disposed symmetrically with respect to the bobbin installed on both sides of the bobbin, and each having a central wall and two side walls; a damping member insertable into grooves in each of the two side walls of the first and second yokes; first and second wire holders installed outside the first and second yokes; a plurality of suspension wires, each having one end fixed to the first wire holder and an other end supported movably by the second wire holder, the suspension wires passing through the damping member and movably supporting the bobbin; and a magnetic driving unit driving the bobbin in focusing and tracking directions, wherein a plurality of grooves are formed in the second wire holder, each suspension wire corresponds to one of the grooves formed in the second wire holder, and an end of each suspension wire is movably inserted into one of the grooves of the second wire holder.