Disc clamp employing resilient cone for spreading balls

Details Disc clamp employing resilient cone for spreading balls Disc clamp employing resilient cone for spreading balls

1988-07-12

1990-09-25

Bilinsky, Z. R.

Chucks or sockets

Expanding

Collet type

242 683, 279 1Q, 369271, B23B 3140, G11B 2504

Patent

active

049588397

ABSTRACT:
A ball-type clamping mechanism for clamping computer hard disks in a disk tester for accurate measuring of the disk's parameters comprises a cup-shaped support (10) which is installed on a rotating part of the tester and serves to support a computer hard disk (20) which rests on the upper surface of the support. The support has a cylindrical opening (12) with a diameter equal to or slightly greater than the diameter of the disk opening. Slidingly inserted into the support (10) is a cylindrical retainer (26) which carries clamping balls (28) uniformly spaced from each other in a circumferential direction and located in recesses (30) formed in the side wall of the retainer. The balls have a diameter larger than the side wall of the retainer (26). A pull rod (40) passes through the central opening in the bottom wall of the support and carries a clamping cone (42) which is made from a resilient material softer than the material of the balls (28). When the rod is pulled down, a conical surface (50) of the clamping cone (42) pushes the balls radially outwardly into contact with the inner periphery of the hard disk, so that the disk is clamped. The number of balls exceeds three, so that a uniform clamping force is provided on each of the balls. Because the cone is made from a resilient material, the balls clamp the disk with a uniform force without the necessity of manufacturing the parts with accurate tolerances.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3857526 (1974-12-01), Dischert
patent: 3946962 (1976-03-01), Deletzke, Jr.
patent: 4432506 (1984-02-01), Bingaman
patent: 4720114 (1988-01-01), Braitmaier et al.

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