Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive

Details Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive

2006-04-18

2006-04-18

Tupper, Robert S. (Department: 2652)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Disk record

C360S128000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07031107

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic head parking system of a hard disk drive to move a magnetic head mounted on a slider of an actuator from a data zone of a disk and to place the magnetic head in a parking zone thereof when the disk stops rotating. The magnetic head parking system includes a head limiter provided on an upper surface of a flange of a spindle motor to protrude toward the disk and restricting a range of movement in upward and downward directions of the magnetic head placed in the parking zone of the disk. The head limiter is provided at a position opposite to a position where the slider of the actuator is installed or at a position deviating from and/or adjacent to a position directly under the slider. Thus, when an external impact is applied and an operation of the hard disk drive is stopped, the range of the up and down movement of the magnetic head is limited by the head limiter, so that the possibility of the damage to the magnetic head due to the head slap can be lowered.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5640290 (1997-06-01), Khanna et al.
patent: 6373666 (2002-04-01), Iida et al.
patent: 6473270 (2002-10-01), McDonald et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Magnetic head parking system of hard disk drive will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3545437