Disk drive apparatus having carriage driving mechanism
US5303104A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 8, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19623
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive apparatus for recording and reproducing signals movement-positions a head, mounted on a carriage, in a disk radial direction with the aid of a pinion provided on an output shaft of a step motor and a rack provided on the carriage The rack is attached to the carriage through parallel leaf springs, and press-engages with the pinion by providing a pre-load to the rack via an elastic restoring force caused by flexure of the parallel leaf springs.
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