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Head driving device

US6058098A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1998
Grant dateMay 2, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/083
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The head driving device of the invention is provided with a head unit guided by a guide member, which is provided movably along a recording medium, a screw shaft provided along a moving direction of the head unit, a driving unit for giving a torque to the screw shaft, and a spirally engaging member supported by the head unit, which is spirally engaged with the screw shaft. In the this construction, the spirally engaging member is formed of a first engagement member supported by the head unit, which is engaged with the screw shaft, and a second engagement member engaged with the screw shaft at a position different from the position of the first engagement member, which keeps a relatively movable position with the first engagement member. Further the spirally engaging member is provided with an energizing member that gives suppression forces each having the opposite direction to the other in the axial direction of the screw shaft to the first engagement member and the second engagement member. With the head driving device thus constructed, the backlash generated between both the engagement members and the screw shaft will be absorbed without increasing the rotating load of the screw …

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