Disc memory head positioner
US4745504A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 1987 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A friction driven head positioner system for a disk memory including a positioner arm with a flexural pivot end and a driven end on which read/write heads are mounted. The flexural pivot end is coupled to a support post of the chassis of the disk memory and a spring urges the driven end of the positioner arm into a shaft of a positioner motor to thereby drive the heads across tracks of the disk.
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