Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record medium – In container
Patent
1998-08-25
2000-10-31
Miller, Brian E.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record medium
In container
369291, G11B 2303
Patent
active
06141185&
ABSTRACT:
A cartridge for a magnetic disk drive having a clamping mechanism which is actuated as the door to the cartridge is closed is disclosed. The cartridge is closed when he cartridge is removed from the drive. The door covers the opening through which the cartridge is accessed by read/write heads. When the cartridge is removed from the drive, the mechanism of the present invention clamps the recording disk against the cartridge shell to prevent rattle, which might otherwise damage the recording disk. The mechanism includes a rotating cam having helical lobes, a translating cam having helical slots to receive the lobes, a spring to bias the door and a spring to bias the rotating cam.
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Iomega Corporation
Miller Brian E.
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