Fixing structure for optical element and optical head device

1. A fixing structure for an optical element comprising:

a first element face of the optical element;

a second element face of the optical element which is orthogonal to the first element face;

a first positioning plane of a fixed member which abuts with the first element face of the optical element and is fixed on the first element face with an adhesive;

a recessed part which is formed on the fixed member at a position adjacent to the first positioning plane; and

a second positioning plane of the fixed member which is orthogonal to the first positioning plane and abuts with the second element face of the optical element,

wherein the second positioning plane is defined by a small projecting part which protrudes from the recessed part of the fixed member perpendicularly with respect to the first positioning plane to abut with the second element face so that the small projecting part is deformable when a stress is generated due to difference of coefficient of thermal expansion between the optical element and the fixed member.

2. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the dimension of the small projecting part in a protruding direction is set such that a tip end part of the small projecting part is located at a middle position of the second element face.

3. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , further comprising a recessed part formed on the fixed member at a position adjacent to the first positioning plane, wherein the small projecting part is formed to extend from a bottom face of the recessed part in a direction orthogonal to the first positioning plane.

4. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the small projecting part is capable of deforming on the optical element side and on an opposite side of the optical element.

5. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the second element face of the optical element is an incident face or an emitting face for a light beam and the small projecting part is formed on both side positions across an optical path of the light beam.

6. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed member is made of zinc alloy.

7. An optical head device comprising:

a light source;

a light receiving element; and

an optical system provided with at least an optical element for guiding an emitted beam which is emitted from the light source to an optical recording medium and guiding a return light beam which is the emitted beam reflected by the optical recording medium to the light receiving element,

wherein a fixing structure for the optical element comprising:

a first element face of the optical element;

a second element face of the optical element which is orthogonal to the first element face;

a first positioning plane of a fixed member which abuts with the first element face of the optical element and is fixed on the first element face with an adhesive; and

a recessed part which is formed on the fixed member at a position adjacent to the first positioning plane; and

a second positioning plane of the fixed member which is orthogonal to the first positioning plane and abuts with the second element face of the optical element,

wherein the second positioning plane is defined by a small projecting part which protrudes from the recessed part of the fixed member perpendicularly with respect to the first positioning plane to abut with the second element face so that the small projecting part is deformable when a stress is generated due to difference of coefficient of thermal expansion between the optical element and the fixed member.

8. The optical head device according to claim 7 , wherein the optical element is a prism.

9. The optical head device according to claim 8 , wherein the fixed member is a frame having the first positioning plane and the second positioning plane, and the prism is provided with a partially reflecting face, the first element face and the second element face.

10. The optical head device according to claim 9 , wherein the dimension of the small projecting part in a protruding direction is set such that a tip end part of the small projecting part is located at a position lower than the half of the height dimension of the second said element face.

11. The optical head device according to claim 10 , further comprising a recessed part formed on the frame at a position adjacent to the first positioning plane, wherein the small projecting part is formed to extend from a bottom face of the recessed part in a direction orthogonal to the first said positioning plane.

12. The optical head device according to claim 10 , wherein the small projecting part is capable of deforming on the prism side and on an opposite side of the prism.

13. The optical head device according to claim 8 , wherein the prism is an optical element for synthesizing and separating optical paths which is used to guide a first laser beam emitted from a first laser diode and a second laser beam emitted from a second laser diode to a common optical path toward the optical recording medium.

14. The fixing structure for an optical element according to claim 1 , wherein the small projecting part is formed in a plate shape whose thickness in the optical element direction is thinner so that the small projecting part is deformable on the optical element side and its opposite side.