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Magnetic disk apparatus and servo signal recording method

US6888696B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2002
Grant dateMay 3, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/59611
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic disk for storing thereinto information; a head equipped with a recording conversion element for writing information into the magnetic disk and a reproducing conversion element for reading information from the magnetic disk; an actuator arranged by a suspension for supporting the head so as to move the head on the magnetic disk, and also a drive apparatus for driving the suspension; and a stopper for limiting a movable range of the actuator, whereby a distance between a reproduction element and a recording element is measured and also a track width of the magnetic disk is measured in order to execute a self-servo write operation.

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