Dynamic information storage or retrieval – Dynamic mechanism subsystem – Specified detail of transducer assembly support structure
Patent
1990-07-02
1993-05-18
Weinhardt, Robert A.
Dynamic information storage or retrieval
Dynamic mechanism subsystem
Specified detail of transducer assembly support structure
369 751, 360 9701, G11B 3312
Patent
active
052126811
ABSTRACT:
The disk drive positioning and interlock apparatus consists of a rectangular shaped frame that contains a plurality of rectangular shaped disk drive cartridge mounting openings each of which has a front side and a back side thereto, with the back side including an electrical connector for electrically interconnecting the disk drive cartridge to the backplane wiring of the disk drive housing. Each opening in the frame includes a pair of tapered channels extending from the front side of the opening to the back side and mate with a corresponding rail on the disk drive cartridge. The tapered channels provide a guide that initially has significant tolerance variation for the insertion of the disk drive cartridge and, as the disk drive cartridge is inserted further into the opening, provides a tighter conforming fit to provide precise alignment of the disk drive cartridge within the opening. The disk drive cartridge is locked into place by the use of a camming apparatus that forces the disk drive cartridge to seat in the opening.
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Bock Steven D.
Kaissi Abdul-Karim H.
Klein Arthur W.
Lopez Roger A.
Miosek Robert J.
Storage Technology Corporation
Weinhardt Robert A.
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