Apparatus for testing matrixes
First Claim
1. Apparatus for testing matrixes for manufacturing optical storage media, with a rotatable holding device for holding a matrix and with an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, characterised in that between the matrix and the sensing system a cover configured as a rigid, transparent disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix is provided, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover.
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Abstract
Apparatus for testing matrixes for manufacturing optical storage media, with a holding device for the matrix displaceable in a rotary manner and an opto-electronic sensing system for reading the data stored on the matrix, where between the matrix (3) and the sensing system (4) a cover (6) configured as a rigid, transparent plate moved together with the holding device (2) and the matrix (3) is provided.
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- 1. Apparatus for testing matrixes for manufacturing optical storage media, with a rotatable holding device for holding a matrix and with an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, characterised in that between the matrix and the sensing system a cover configured as a rigid, transparent disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix is provided, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover.
- 16. Apparatus for testing matrixes for manufacturing optical storage media, with a rotatable holding device for holding a matrix and with an opto-electronic sensing system for reading signals stored on the matrix, characterised in that the matrix is held between two parts of the holding device releasably connected to one another, wherein both of said two parts are connected to one another by means of a one-handedly operable rapid fastener.
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22. A process for aligning a matrix without a central hole on an apparatus for testing the matrix for manufacturing optical storage media, said apparatus for testing the matrix comprising;
- an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, a rotatable holding device having a lower part and an upper part between which said matrix is held, said lower part being positioned between the matrix and the sensing system, said lower part including a plate-like transparent cover having spacers thereon for supporting the matrix, said cover being configured as a disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover, wherein said upper part of said holding device is laid on said matrix and mounted to said lower part only by gravity, said process comprising;
pushing, by hand, the matrix onto the lower part while observing data tracks on said matrix enlarged on a screen; and mounting said upper part to said lower part when said data tracks run centrically on said screen.
- an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, a rotatable holding device having a lower part and an upper part between which said matrix is held, said lower part being positioned between the matrix and the sensing system, said lower part including a plate-like transparent cover having spacers thereon for supporting the matrix, said cover being configured as a disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover, wherein said upper part of said holding device is laid on said matrix and mounted to said lower part only by gravity, said process comprising;
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23. A process for aligning a matrix without a central hole on an apparatus for testing the matrix for manufacturing optical storage media, said apparatus for testing the matrix comprising;
- an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, a rotatable holding device having a lower part and an upper part between which said matrix is held, said lower part being positioned between the matrix and the sensing system, said lower part including a plate-like transparent cover having spacers thereon for supporting the matrix, said cover being configured as a disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover, wherein said upper part of said holding device is laid on said matrix and mounted to said lower part only by gravity, said process comprising;
laying said matrix on said lower part, by hand, in a roughly centered position; mounting said upper part to said lower part; and aligning said lower part in two spatial directions perpendicularly with respect to an axis of rotation of said holding device until said matrix is centered in said holding device.
- an opto-electronic sensing system for reading data stored on the matrix, a rotatable holding device having a lower part and an upper part between which said matrix is held, said lower part being positioned between the matrix and the sensing system, said lower part including a plate-like transparent cover having spacers thereon for supporting the matrix, said cover being configured as a disk rotating together with the holding device and the matrix, said cover being separate from said matrix and said matrix being held in a plane condition by said holding device and said cover, wherein said upper part of said holding device is laid on said matrix and mounted to said lower part only by gravity, said process comprising;
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