Method and means for parking read/write heads in a disc drive us

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Automatic control of a recorder mechanism – Controlling the head

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360105, G11B 554, G11B 2102

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046791027

ABSTRACT:
Electronic circuitry is provided to position the read/write heads in a designated landing zone when the electrical power is removed from the drive. When power is removed from the drive, the stored energy of the rotating spindle motor is used as a source of electrical power and timing pulses to the stepper motor which drives the actuator of the disc drive. The power generated by the spindle motor as it spins down is referred to as "back EMF." A sequencer circuit is provided to couple the power and clock pulses to selected windings of the stepper motor to cause the stepper motor to rotate in the direction necessary to move the transducer heads to a predetermined park position at the inner diameter of the disc whenever power is removed from the disc drive. Since the location of the heads at power down may not be known, the timing of the pulses is such that a sufficient number of steps will be taken to move the transducer heads to the parking zone within the time alloted even if the heads were at the outermost track. Step pulses will continue to be generated until the back EMF of the spindle motor is insufficient to generate such pulses. After the transducer heads are at the predetermined parking location, any additional steps will cause the actuator to contact a mechanical "inner crash stop" designed to prevent damage to the transducer heads from contact with the clamp which retains the discs.

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patent: 3702997 (1974-11-01), Jamieson
patent: 4005485 (1977-01-01), Opocensky
patent: 4237501 (1980-12-01), Barmache et al.
patent: 4371903 (1983-02-01), Lewis

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