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Rotation control apparatus for use with recording medium

US5289448A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1992
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B19/28
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rotation control apparatus provides servo control over a recording medium, which allows information signals to be read thereto or written therefrom. The apparatus is capable of effecting proper recording or reproduction even immediately after switching of modes. A motor imparts rotary motion to a recording medium; a pulse generator is arranged to detect the rotation of the recording medium and then to output a pulse of frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the recording medium; a servo circuit receives a reference pulse and the pulse output from the pulse generator and then controls the motor to rotate so that the phase difference between the reference pulse and the pulse output from the pulse generator is constant. An internal vertical synchronizing signal generating circuit having a reset terminal, is arranged to supply an internal vertical synchronizing signal of predetermined frequency to the servo circuit as the reference pulse if no reset signal is supplied to the reset terminal, or, if a reset signal is supplied to the reset terminal, to cause the phase of the internal vertical synchronizing signal to coincide with the phase of the reset signal. An external ver…

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