Information recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing information with probes
US5412641A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 2, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/874
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information recording and/or reproducing apparatus performs at least one of record and reproduction of information on an information record medium with a plurality of probes. The apparatus includes a support plate supporting the plurality of probes and segmented into a plurality of blocks, and a driving mechanism for driving the plurality of blocks independently of one another. Another apparatus may include an information record medium segmented into a plurality of blocks, a support plate supporting a plurality of probes, and a driving mechanism for driving the plurality of blocks independently of one another.
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