Head positioning mechanism for magnetic disk device

Details Head positioning mechanism for magnetic disk device Head positioning mechanism for magnetic disk device

1986-02-27

1988-01-26

Heinz, A. J.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Drum record

360128, G11B 555

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047220147

ABSTRACT:
A head positioning mechanism in accordance with the present invention is equipped with a motor with a rotation axis, a pulley which is fixed to the rotation axis, a carriage member which holds the magnetic read/write heads and is guided towards and away from a disk, a flexible band which is wound around the pulley, two attachments which attach the respective ends of the band to spaced apart positions an the carriage member. The two attachments have respective elastic elements to give separately predetermined tension to the band, and at the same time, at least one of the attachments has a damping element which damps the vibration.

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patent: 3881189 (1975-04-01), Mayeda
patent: 4161004 (1979-07-01), Dalziel
patent: 4170146 (1979-10-01), Owens
patent: 4366722 (1983-01-01), Hasler
patent: 4456937 (1984-06-01), Iftikar

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