Patent · US Expired

Data cartridge with compression return spring following arcuate guide

US5930090A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
33References
20Claims
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Filing dateNov 12, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B23/0316
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk cartridge, for use in a disk drive, has a shutter for opening and closing over a disk access opening. A compression spring provides a force to bias the shutter to a closed position. The spring is coupled at one end to the shutter and follows an arcuate path substantially concentric with the disk within the cartridge.

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