CA1038491A - Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation with transducer mounted in disk separator - Google Patents
Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation with transducer mounted in disk separatorInfo
- Publication number
- CA1038491A CA1038491A CA225,806A CA225806A CA1038491A CA 1038491 A CA1038491 A CA 1038491A CA 225806 A CA225806 A CA 225806A CA 1038491 A CA1038491 A CA 1038491A
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- Prior art keywords
- disk
- disks
- separator
- stack
- set forth
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
- G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
- G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
- G11B5/5521—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks
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- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
- G11B17/02—Details
- G11B17/021—Selecting or spacing of record carriers for introducing the heads
Landscapes
- Automatic Disk Changers (AREA)
- Moving Of Heads (AREA)
- Packaging For Recording Disks (AREA)
- Supporting Of Heads In Record-Carrier Devices (AREA)
- Holding Or Fastening Of Disk On Rotational Shaft (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| US05/480,990 US3940794A (en) | 1974-06-19 | 1974-06-19 | Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA1038491A true CA1038491A (en) | 1978-09-12 |
Family
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Family Applications (2)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA225,806A Expired CA1038491A (en) | 1974-06-19 | 1975-04-23 | Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation with transducer mounted in disk separator |
| CA225,807A Expired CA1038492A (en) | 1974-06-19 | 1975-04-23 | Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation using a primary bending mode in a stack of disks |
Family Applications After (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA225,807A Expired CA1038492A (en) | 1974-06-19 | 1975-04-23 | Stacked flexible record disk storage apparatus having enhanced disk separation using a primary bending mode in a stack of disks |
Country Status (14)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US3940794A (OSRAM) |
| JP (2) | JPS5551261B2 (OSRAM) |
| AR (1) | AR212013A1 (OSRAM) |
| BE (1) | BE830431A (OSRAM) |
| BR (1) | BR7503858A (OSRAM) |
| CA (2) | CA1038491A (OSRAM) |
| CH (1) | CH593539A5 (OSRAM) |
| DE (1) | DE2517915B2 (OSRAM) |
| FR (1) | FR2275845A1 (OSRAM) |
| GB (1) | GB1499736A (OSRAM) |
| IT (1) | IT1037602B (OSRAM) |
| NL (1) | NL7506923A (OSRAM) |
| SE (1) | SE409524B (OSRAM) |
| SU (1) | SU667165A3 (OSRAM) |
Families Citing this family (34)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4011590A (en) * | 1975-11-04 | 1977-03-08 | International Business Machines Corporation | Internal division actuation of ventilated floppy disk stack |
| US4011591A (en) * | 1975-11-04 | 1977-03-08 | International Business Machines Corporation | Internal division actuation of ventilated floppy disk stack |
| US4019204A (en) * | 1975-11-19 | 1977-04-19 | International Business Machines Corporation | Fluidic transducer access opening in a stack of flexible record disks |
| US4191981A (en) * | 1975-12-19 | 1980-03-04 | International Business Machines Corporation | Record storage apparatus employing enhanced transducer positioning servomechanisms |
| US4030136A (en) * | 1976-02-13 | 1977-06-14 | International Business Machines Corporation | Flexible disk pack accessing apparatus and method |
| US4003091A (en) * | 1976-03-08 | 1977-01-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Transducer support and stabilizer |
| US4134143A (en) * | 1976-08-04 | 1979-01-09 | Burroughs Corporation | Apparatus for driving and controlling a partitionable flexible disk pack |
| US4214286A (en) * | 1976-08-04 | 1980-07-22 | Burroughs Corporation | Flexible disk pack and improved transducing-manipulation thereof |
| US4291349A (en) * | 1976-08-04 | 1981-09-22 | Burroughs Corporation | Diverter means for flexible disk pack and associated method |
| US4148084A (en) * | 1977-07-05 | 1979-04-03 | Burroughs Corporation | Flexible disk pack, related storage apparatus having disks with circumferential tab segments and associated partition means |
| US4175275A (en) * | 1978-05-22 | 1979-11-20 | International Business Machines Corporation | R/W Arm that prevents catastrophic failure |
| DE2840851A1 (de) * | 1978-09-20 | 1980-04-03 | Ibm Deutschland | Vorrichtung zum spreizen eines rotierenden stapels flexibler magnetischer aufzeichnungstraeger |
| US4286298A (en) * | 1979-12-17 | 1981-08-25 | International Business Machines Corporation | Preloaded head arm assembly |
| US4571645A (en) * | 1982-07-29 | 1986-02-18 | Ixi Laboratories, Inc. | Horizontal flexible disk loading and sorting/collating mechanism |
| US4912753A (en) * | 1988-04-04 | 1990-03-27 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Robot axis controller employing feedback and open loop (feedforward) control |
| JP2814975B2 (ja) * | 1996-01-16 | 1998-10-27 | 日本電気株式会社 | 磁気ヘッド及び磁気ディスク装置 |
| US6791791B1 (en) | 2001-11-30 | 2004-09-14 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Disk drive with disks having different disk stiffness, thickness and material combinations |
| US7986491B2 (en) * | 2008-10-09 | 2011-07-26 | Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V. | Hard disk drive with disk separator for creating axial gaps between disks for access by read/write heads |
| US8208215B2 (en) * | 2009-02-10 | 2012-06-26 | Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands, B.V. | Techniques for emulating sequential device with constrained disk drive |
| US10214367B2 (en) * | 2016-06-03 | 2019-02-26 | Gruma S.A.B. De C.V. | Rotating stacker |
| US10269380B1 (en) * | 2017-11-14 | 2019-04-23 | Seagate Technology Llc | Disk drive having multiple disks accessible by a reduced number of read/write heads |
| US11043235B2 (en) | 2018-04-27 | 2021-06-22 | Seagate Technology Llc | Assembly that enables reduction in disk to disk spacing |
| US11423927B2 (en) | 2018-04-27 | 2022-08-23 | Seagate Technology Llc | Assembly that enables reduction in disk to disk spacing |
| US10811045B2 (en) | 2018-04-27 | 2020-10-20 | Seagate Technology Llc | Assembly that enables reduction in disk to disk spacing |
| EP3704693A4 (en) | 2018-07-19 | 2021-01-06 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | VERTICALLY TRANSLATING LOAD / DISCHARGE RAMP MECHANISM FOR A COLD STORAGE DATA STORAGE DEVICE |
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| US10803891B1 (en) | 2019-07-18 | 2020-10-13 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for cold storage data storage device |
| US11094347B1 (en) | 2020-04-30 | 2021-08-17 | Seagate Technology Llc | Split ramp for data storage devices |
| US11756579B2 (en) | 2020-06-24 | 2023-09-12 | Seagate Technology Llc | Moveable ramp for data storage device |
| US11308984B2 (en) | 2020-06-24 | 2022-04-19 | Seagate Technology Llc | Retractable ramp for data storage devices |
| US10916271B1 (en) | 2020-06-25 | 2021-02-09 | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. | Eliminating lead screw hysteresis for vertically translating load/unload ramp mechanism for data storage device |
| US11651784B2 (en) | 2020-09-02 | 2023-05-16 | Seagate Technology Llc | Actuators for an elevator drive |
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Family Cites Families (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| NL212389A (OSRAM) * | 1955-02-02 | |||
| NL6603388A (OSRAM) * | 1965-03-30 | 1966-10-03 | ||
| US3703713A (en) * | 1971-09-24 | 1972-11-21 | Univ Iowa State Res Found | Variable diameter disc pack with cooperating head |
| US3731292A (en) * | 1971-09-27 | 1973-05-01 | Arvin Ind Inc | Finger between flexible disc and backing plate |
| US3852820A (en) * | 1973-07-02 | 1974-12-03 | Ibm | Stabilization of partitionable memory with flexible rotating discs |
| US3838462A (en) * | 1973-07-02 | 1974-09-24 | Ibm | Partitionable disc memory with flexible discs and conformally suspended head |
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1974
- 1974-06-19 US US05/480,990 patent/US3940794A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1975
- 1975-04-23 DE DE19752517915 patent/DE2517915B2/de active Granted
- 1975-04-23 CA CA225,806A patent/CA1038491A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-04-23 CA CA225,807A patent/CA1038492A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-04-24 IT IT22701/75A patent/IT1037602B/it active
- 1975-05-06 FR FR7515090A patent/FR2275845A1/fr active Granted
- 1975-05-08 GB GB19329/75A patent/GB1499736A/en not_active Expired
- 1975-05-14 CH CH618875A patent/CH593539A5/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1975-06-11 NL NL7506923A patent/NL7506923A/xx not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1975-06-13 AR AR259198A patent/AR212013A1/es active
- 1975-06-16 SE SE7506875A patent/SE409524B/xx unknown
- 1975-06-18 SU SU752146727A patent/SU667165A3/ru active
- 1975-06-19 BR BR4962/75D patent/BR7503858A/pt unknown
- 1975-06-19 BE BE157499A patent/BE830431A/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1975-06-19 JP JP7384975A patent/JPS5551261B2/ja not_active Expired
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1977
- 1977-08-04 JP JP9307877A patent/JPS5316608A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| SE409524B (sv) | 1979-08-20 |
| BE830431A (fr) | 1975-10-16 |
| DE2517915A1 (de) | 1976-01-08 |
| GB1499736A (en) | 1978-02-01 |
| JPS5551261B2 (OSRAM) | 1980-12-23 |
| IT1037602B (it) | 1979-11-20 |
| JPS5316608A (en) | 1978-02-15 |
| FR2275845A1 (fr) | 1976-01-16 |
| US3940794A (en) | 1976-02-24 |
| SE7506875L (sv) | 1975-12-22 |
| DE2517915B2 (de) | 1977-12-15 |
| JPS5114010A (OSRAM) | 1976-02-04 |
| CH593539A5 (OSRAM) | 1977-12-15 |
| FR2275845B1 (OSRAM) | 1977-04-15 |
| AR212013A1 (es) | 1978-04-28 |
| NL7506923A (nl) | 1975-12-23 |
| DE2517915C3 (OSRAM) | 1978-08-17 |
| BR7503858A (pt) | 1976-07-06 |
| SU667165A3 (ru) | 1979-06-05 |
| CA1038492A (en) | 1978-09-12 |
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