Disk centering device
US5761186A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/0284
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disk centering device of the invention includes: a turntable for retaining an information recording disk which has a center hole and is placed on a placing surface so that the disk can rotate around a rotation axis thereof; and a centering unit including a plurality of centering portions coming into contact with a periphery of the center hole and a plurality of resilient portions, each of which is connected with a corresponding one of the plurality of centering portions for supporting the centering portion so that the centering portion can be resiliently displaced in a radial direction of the information recording disk. In the disk centering device, the turntable includes regulating faces for regulating positions of the centering portions in a state where the centering portions are resiliently displaced in the radial direction as a result of a contact between the centering portions and the regulating faces, and each of the centering portions is in contact with the periphery of the center hole at a disk contact part which is located at a position more distant from the resilient portion than the regulating face.
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