Patent 7484228 was granted and assigned to Pioneer Corporation on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An optical-pickup feeding apparatus includes a pickup base on which an optical pickup is mounted, which includes a sliding bearing with a lubricant agent; and a lead screw that is slidably fitted into the sliding bearing. A peripheral surface of a screw thread of the lead screw is formed in a shape of a circular arc.