摘要 |
An optical head including a light source for emitting luminous energy recordable on a recording medium, a heat radiating section, in contact with the light source, for radiating heat which accompanies the light emission thereof, and a resin-made bench for mounting and fixing the aforementioned elements, or an optical head having a light source for generating luminous energy required for recording on a disk-shaped information recording medium or reproducing information recorded on the disk-shaped information recording medium; a radiator plate, in contact with the light source either directly or indirectly, for guiding heat which accompanies the emission of light by the light source; an objective lens for focusing light on the disk-shaped information recording medium; an objective lens drive unit for driving the objective lens in the focal and radial direction of the medium; a light receiving element for receiving light reflected from the medium; a sheet-shaped flexible circuit for feeding power to the light source and the light receiving element and communicating signals from the light receiving element; and an optical bench holding at least the light source, the objective lens drive unit, the radiator plate and the light receiving element, in which the radiator plate is brought into contact with a heat transfer section provided in the flexible circuit and, by causing the flexible circuit to guide heat from the radiator plate, heat generated by the light source is radiated through the flexible circuit and the radiator plate.
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