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Disk drive apparatus and motor

US6586902B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2001
Grant dateJul 1, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/012
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive apparatus reproduces an information signal from a disk and/or records an information signal on the disk. FET power transistors of a power supplying part execute high-frequency switching operation and form current paths to three-phase windings so as to rotate the disk. A voltage detecting part compares terminal voltages of the three-phase windings and produces a detected pulse signal in response to a comparison result. An activation operation block controls active periods of the FET power transistors in response to the detected pulse signal. A commanding part produces a command signal in response to an output pulse signal of the voltage detecting part. A switching operation block produces a switching pulse signal in response to a comparison result of a current-detection signal with the command signal, and causes at least an FET power transistor of the power supplying part to perform high-frequency switching in response to the switching pulse signal. The switching operation block changes a timing of the switching pulse signal in response to detection of the detected pulse signal so that the voltage detecting part can accurately achieve the next detection of the detected …

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