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Disk apparatus

US5175654A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/1258
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk apparatus of zone-recording type having a plurality of recording zones is structured such that a plurality of reference clock signals, each corresponding to a recording zone, are generated in both a recording mode and a reproducing mode. A reference frequency signal means, for generating an oscillating signal of a reference frequency, is combined with a variable frequency forming phase locked circuit. A first switch selectively causes the phase locked circuit to perform the phase locking in response to the reference frequency signal generated from the reference signal means or the reproducing signal. A demultiplying means switches a demultiplying ratio according to the mode.

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