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Thermal compensation for disk drive carriage assembly

US4703377A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1986
Grant dateOct 27, 1987
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/55
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the carriage assembly of a disk drive, thermally compensating elements are positioned between the support structure for the carriage and a fixed guide plate which is associated with an outrigger bearing of the carriage. Compensation is achieved for expansion of the carriage base and displacement of the fixed guide plate and the outrigger bearing which results from thermal change, thereby precluding roll of the carriage.

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