Aerodynamically released safety latch for data transducer assembly in rotating rigid disk data storage device
US4538193A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An aerodynamically released safety shipping latch for a rotating disk data storage device is disclosed. A moveable airvane means adjacent a rotating disk is deflected by airflow generated by disk rotation from an at-rest biased first position to a second position. A safety latch communicating with the airvane means releases the data transducer carriage from a landing zone position when the airvane means moves to the second position in response to airflow from disk rotation.
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