Gear assembly for disk transport apparatus

Details Gear assembly for disk transport apparatus Gear assembly for disk transport apparatus

1994-06-30

1995-12-05

Levy, Stuart S.

Dynamic information storage or retrieval

Information location or remote operator actuated control

Selective addressing of storage medium

74440, G11B 3302

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054735920

ABSTRACT:
A gear assembly wherein a rotation force is bufferredly transferred is provided. The gear assembly includes a first gear having a ring-shaped engagement protruding portion having a discontinuity and a second gear having a ring-shaped engagement recessed groove having a neck corresponding to the discontinuity and corresponding to the ring-shaped engagement protruding portion. A buffer for a stress is provided between the neck and the ring-shaped engagement protruding portion. As the buffer, a panel spring comprised of two confronting panels and a spring provided on both ends of the spring may be used or an semi-circular ended protruding elastic portion may be formed on both upper sidewall portion of the ring-shaped engagement protruding portion. The buffer provides the gears with a slightly mechanical compensation for protecting the gears during the operation of the gear assembly to achieve an accurate gear operation.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4442516 (1984-04-01), Funabashi
patent: 4739704 (1988-04-01), Tomita et al.
patent: 4745823 (1988-05-01), Morita et al.
patent: 4839881 (1989-06-01), Takahara

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