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Eddy current brake with N impedence gaps

US5084640A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateSep 4, 1990
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K41/0356
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive actuator includes automatic eddy-current braking capability, enhanced by simple modifications of coil-mount structure, such as a split damping ring DR and spaced-rib array DR-R.

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