Method of and apparatus for driving a disk storage

US4497002A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Papst Motoren GmbH & Co KG · DE

Inventors

• Johann von der Heide · Winterthur, CH
• Bernhard Schuh · Baindt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 29, 1982
• Grant date: Jan 29, 1985
• Expiry date: Mar 29, 2002

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16D2127/08
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

To prevent damage to magnetic storage disks from sliding of the magnetic heads over the disk surface during running-out of the disk to a stop, the disk is positively braked when its drive is de-energized, so as to shorten the running-out time.