Daniel G Bergeson

US Patent:

20020167884, Nov 14, 2002

Filed:

May 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/846052

Inventors:

Erik Zimmer - Denver CO, US
Scott Wilson - Westminster CO, US
Ian Redmond - Boulder CO, US
Bernard Bell - Lafayette CO, US
Daniel Bergeson - Arvada CO, US

International Classification:

G11B007/135

US Classification:

369/112200

Abstract:

Disclosed is a method of attaching components of an optical head. In one embodiment, first and second optical assemblies of the optical head are positioned adjacent to each other. The first optical assembly may include a first optical element, and the second optical assembly may include a second optical element. Both of the first and second optical elements are configured to transmit light for reading or writing data to an optical data storage media. The position of a first optical assembly is adjusted with respect to the second optical assembly until the first optical element and second optical elements are in optical communication with each other. Thereafter, the first and second optical assemblies are rigidly connected while the first and second optical elements are in optical communication with each other.