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Disk device

US7787214B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 12, 2006
Grant dateAug 31, 2010
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Expiry dateNov 20, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/038
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk apparatus includes a hub having a disk inserting portion having a cylindrical plane in the outer part of one end and a disk receiving portion having a flat part and being pivotably supported, a head having an inner hole through which the disk inserting portion is fitted, facing toward one face of a disk, levitating and scanning above the disk and reading a signal recorded on the disk or recording a signal on the disk, the disk being held by the disk receiving portion, and a clamp unit holding the disk with the disk receiving portion. In this case, the disk receiving portion has an inclined or declined plane. Thus, the amount and direction of deformation of the disk, which is caused by clamping, are defined, and obtaining a stable amount of head levitation independently of temperature changes can prevent the occurrence of a distortion of the disk.

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