Information processing apparatus with mechanism for adjusting interval between substrate for supporting a plurality of probes and recording medium
US5717680A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/881
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information on and/or from a recording medium using a plurality of probes includes a plurality of probes and a substrate for supporting the plurality of probes. A first electrode is provided on the substrate and a second substrate is provided on the recording medium. An electrostatic capacitance between the first and second electrodes is detected so that an interval between the substrate and the recording medium is adjusted on the basis of the detection result. One of the first and second electrodes has a plurality of electrodes end faces with different heights.
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