Disk drive mechanism

Details Disk drive mechanism Disk drive mechanism

1985-03-21

1986-09-23

Stephan, Steven L.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Dynamic mechanism subsystem

Specific detail of storage medium support or motion production

360 97, 369261, G11B 516, G11B 362

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046139680

ABSTRACT:
A disk drive mechanism includes a spindle mounted on a motor-driven shaft and including an annular wall having a support surface, a flexible hub mounted on the motor-driven shaft and composed of a plurality of segments including a radially outward flange, the support surface and the segments coacting to center a floppy disk with respect to the motor-driven shaft, the support surface and the radially outward flange coacting to clamp the floppy disk therebetween, a collet mounted on the motor-driven shaft in fitting relation to the flexible hub and having a radially outward flange having a circumferential surface, and a resilient O-ring interposed between a surface of the flange of the flexible hub and the circumferential surface of the collet.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3768815 (1973-10-01), Mathurin
patent: 4358803 (1982-11-01), Van Der Giessen
patent: 4403319 (1983-09-01), Adamek et al.

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