Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Record transport with head stationary during transducing – Disk record
Patent
1976-02-13
1977-06-14
Kilgore, Robert M.
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Record transport with head stationary during transducing
Disk record
G11B 5012, G11B 2302
Patent
active
040301362
ABSTRACT:
Record storage apparatus including a pack of coaxially arranged rotating flexible disks uniformly spaced by means providing interstices through which pressure fluid is normally supplied at a preselected flow rate to maintain the disks stabilized in substantial parallelism during rotation. The pack is split at a selected axial position to cause a disk at each side of the split to spread and create a gap into which a transducer is insertable. A movable means concentrically disposed within the pack and positioned at the said selected position sealingly isolates the interstices at one side of the split from those at the opposite side. After insertion of the transducer, flow rate of pressure fluid to the disks at one side of the movable means is increased to restore the disks at said side to stabilized condition and concurrently fluid pressure load the particular disk at one side of said gap operatively against the transducer. Upon withdrawal of the transducer, flow rate of pressure fluid to the disks at the opposite side of the movable means is temporarily increased to restore said disksto stabilized substantial parallelism; then flow rate is concurrently reduced to said preselected rate at both sides of said movable means preparatory to accessing another of the disks.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3867723 (1975-02-01), Penfold
patent: 3936880 (1976-02-01), McGinnis
patent: 3940794 (1976-02-01), Griffiths
Smith James Taylor
Talke Frank Eberhard
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kilgore Robert M.
Otto, Jr. Henry E.
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