Patent · US Expired

Disk drive apparatus

US6381091B1 · kind B1 · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1999
Grant dateApr 30, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive apparatus of the present invention, includes: a movable portion, a stationary portion disposed around the movable portion, and a damping portion disposed between the movable portion and the stationary portion, for connection therebetween, the movable portion, the stationary portion, and the damping portion being disposed substantially in a plane, wherein a head for performing at least one of recording or reproducing information with respect to a disk, a head drive portion for moving the head, and a rotation drive portion for driving a disk are provided on the movable portion.

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