Patent · US Expired

Data cartridge having arcuate shutter spring

US6147837A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 1999
Grant dateNov 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2019

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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