Transducer head cleaning disk

Details Transducer head cleaning disk Transducer head cleaning disk

1986-10-27

1991-12-31

Hornsby, Harvey C.

Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning

Implements

Fabric

360128, A47L 2500, G11B 3300

Patent

active

050759191

ABSTRACT:
A head cleaning disk for cleaning magnetic transducer heads in flexible computer disk drives. The head cleaning disk comprises a top fibrous wiping layer having a blend of low melt point and high melt point fibers, an inner composite layer of a multi-layer thermoplastic opaque film having two outside reflective layers of low melt point polymer and two inner layers of metal and film, and a bottom fibrous wiping layer having a blend of low melt point and high melt point fibers. The top, inner and bottom layers are bonded together by passing them between a pair of heated rolls which are under pressure. The heat from the rolls melts the low melt point fibers in the top and bottom fibrous layers and the outside reflective thermoplastic polymer of the inner layer thusly securing the layers together. The top and bottom fibrous layers provide sufficient abrasivity so when they contact the transducer heads they will remove debris from them without the use of cleaning solutions. In addition, the abrasivity of the top and bottom fibrous layers is controlled so there is insufficient abrasivity to damage the transducer heads. The inner opaque film layer permits activation of the optical system of the computer disk drive system thus permitting the transducer heads to be loaded onto the disk. The opaque layer also provides sufficient stiffness so that the cleaning disk can be rotated in its jacket without difficulty or malfunction.

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