Device for clamping a flexible disk
US4705279A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T279/26
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A collet device for engagement with a spindle hub for clamping a flexible disk between the collet device and the hub, the collet device having a collet having a plurality of radially extending petal-like portions therearound, a collet shaft on which the collet is mounted, a regulating body on the collet and having stops thereon extending outside the ends of the petal-like portions and engagable by the ends of the petal-like portions for limiting the outward movement of the petal-like portions during an increase in the diameter of the collet, and an enlarging spring on the regulating body have legs thereon engaging the ends of the petal-like portions for urging the ends of the petal-like portions outwardly for increasing the diameter of the collet.
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