Patent · US Expired

Two-piece media hub and methods of attaching same to a medium

US6160680A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 1998
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

A disk cartridge has a hub with an inner ring that engages an annular groove in a drive motor. The hub can be constructed of either one piece or two pieces of joined sheet metal. In either embodiment, the hub has an outer peripheral edge that has an angled surface. The hub can be attached to the medium via adhesive or mechanically by way of a retainer.

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