JP2006196119A - Magnetic transfer device, transfer unit, and magnetic recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a transfer unit which can realize the reproducibility of highly precise position when detaching/attaching a holder board which holds a master disk and is subjected to position adjustment with high precision from/to a disk holder base in a transfer unit of a magnetic transfer device. <P>SOLUTION: A mounting position reproducing mechanism unit 60 performs positioning and mounting of the holder board 13 on a disk holder base 18 by; a pressure member 19 which directly or indirectly presses the holder board 13 holding a transferred disk 91 and a master disk 92; and a position regulation section 18b formed in one side and other side which sandwich a function axial center OL of the pressure member 19 of the disk holder base 18. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a magnetic transfer device, a transfer unit, and a magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to a magnetic transfer device and a magnetic recording medium for transferring a magnetic information pattern such as format information from a master disk to a magnetic recording medium used in a hard disk device or the like. And a transfer unit for holding a master disk, and a magnetic recording medium on which information is magnetically transferred.

  Magnetic disks, which are high-density magnetic recording media used in hard disk devices, flexible disk devices, and the like, are capable of high-speed access and are required to have a larger information recording capacity.

  In order to realize this large capacity, the track width is narrowed, and so-called tracking servo technology for accurately scanning the magnetic head within this narrow track width plays an important role.

  On the magnetic disk, a tracking servo signal, an address information signal, a reproduction clock signal, and the like are recorded at a predetermined interval as a preformat for performing tracking servo.

  As a method of accurately and efficiently performing this preformatting in a short period of time, the applicant of the present application has used unevenness corresponding to information to be transferred to a transfer target disk (hereinafter referred to as a slave disk) serving as a high-density magnetic recording medium. A master disk having a patterned magnetic layer is prepared, and the magnetic layer of the slave disk is preliminarily magnetized in one direction of the track in advance, and then the initial magnetization is performed with the slave disk and master disk in close contact with each other. A magnetic transfer method has been proposed in which a transfer magnetic field substantially opposite to the direction is applied (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this case, the magnetic transfer is performed in a state where the magnetic layer of the slave disk and the magnetic layer of the master disk are tightly sandwiched by the disk holder, but the present applicant provides a positioning pin in the center of the disk holder, and the master disk and the slave disk. A disk holder that facilitates disk alignment has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  The disc holder is a disc holder 110 as shown in FIG. 10, for example, and is composed of a holder main body 111 and a pressing holder 112. The holder body 111 is a concave disk having an inner surface (disk receiving surface) 111A and an edge 111B, and a positioning pin 113 is provided at the center of the inner surface 111A. The positioning pin 113, the center hole 3A of the master disk 3, and the center hole 2A of the slave disk 2 are fitted and positioned.

  The pressing holder 112 is a concave disk having an inner surface 112A and an edge portion 112B, and the master disk 4 is bonded or vacuum-adsorbed to the central portion of the inner surface 112A. In addition, an internal space 7 is formed which is sealed by a sealing material 114 made of an O-ring provided at the edge 112B of the pressing holder 112 and the inner surface of the edge 111B of the holder main body 111. Further, a vacuum path (not shown) is formed in the holder main body 111, and the master disk 3, the slave disk 2, and the master disk 4 are tightly clamped by making the internal space 7 negative pressure.

Further, the holder main body 111 and the pressing holder 112 are supported by support shafts 115 and 116, respectively, and are rotated.
JP 2001-014667 A JP 2003-272140 A

  By the way, when performing the above-mentioned magnetic transfer, it is performed while relatively rotating the magnet of the transfer magnetic field applying means, the slave disk, and the master disk around the central axis of the disk. For this reason, it is necessary to adjust the positions of the two holder plates that directly hold the master disk so that the master disks on both sides of the slave disk are aligned with each other with high accuracy. And the relative rotational axis of the magnet must be aligned with high accuracy.

  The position adjustment of the holder plate is performed by so-called external setup outside the magnetic transfer apparatus using a system such as observing the positioning mark with a microscope or CCD or a mechanical system using a positioning member.

  In this case, when fixing the holder plate adjusted with high accuracy to the mounting member, if it is fixed with screws as in the past, the holder plate will not be fixed at the position adjusted with high accuracy, and the rotation of the screw There was a problem that it moved slightly by force.

  Also, the master disk held on the holder plate may be subjected to a cleaning process to remove dust adhering to the surface after a predetermined number of magnetic transfers. In this case, when the master disk is removed from the holder plate, Since the positioning becomes complicated, the master disk is taken out from the disk holder base together with the holder plate during maintenance such as cleaning of the master disk.

  For this reason, it has been desired that the mounting position can be easily reproduced when the master disk is mounted on the disk holder base together with the holder plate after maintenance such as position adjustment work or cleaning in the outer setup.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances. In the transfer unit of the magnetic transfer apparatus, the position of the holder plate that holds the master disk is adjusted with high accuracy, and the adjusted position is not lost. Provides a transfer unit with high-precision position reproducibility when the master disk is attached to and detached from the disk holder base together with the holder plate, making it easy to adjust the position of the holder plate and maintain the master disk. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic transfer apparatus that can perform the magnetic transfer, and to provide a magnetic recording medium on which an information signal of a master disk is magnetically transferred.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention sandwiches a transfer disk and a master disk having a patterned magnetic layer for transferring information to the magnetic layer of the transfer disk, A transfer unit that holds the transfer target disk and the master disk of a magnetic transfer apparatus that applies a magnetic field for magnetic transfer of information on the master disk to the magnetic layer of the transfer target disk holds the disk. A first disc holder having a holder plate and a disc holder base; and a second disc holder disposed opposite to the first disc holder and having a holder plate for sandwiching the disc and a disc holder base; At least one of the first disc holder and the second disc holder is pressed directly or indirectly on the holder plate. The holder plate is positioned and mounted on the disc holder base with the pressing member that is to be moved and the position regulating portions formed on one side and the other side across the pressing axis that is the operating axis of the pressing member of the disc holder base. A mounting position reproducing mechanism for the holder plate is provided.

  According to the present invention, since the holder plate is positioned and mounted on the disc holder base by the pressing member and the position restricting portion formed on the disc holder base, the mounting position is reproducible when the holder plate is attached or detached.

  Also, in the present invention according to the invention described above, the position restricting portion is composed of two position restricting portions formed one on each side of the pressing axis, or sandwiching the pressing axis. It is characterized by comprising at least three position restricting portions formed at least two on one side and at least one on the other side.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the pressing axis formed by the position regulating portion is sandwiched in a projection view on a surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit. The position restriction line on one side and the position restriction line on the other side across the pressing axis are arranged substantially symmetrically with respect to the pressing axis.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the pressing axis formed by the position regulating portion is sandwiched in a projection view on a surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit. The angle between the position restriction line on one side and the position restriction line on the other side across the pressing axis is 60 degrees to 120 degrees.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the pressing axis formed by the position regulating portion is sandwiched in a projection view on a surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit. The effective restriction length of the position restriction line on at least one side is 1 to 15 times the outer diameter of the disk to be transferred.

  Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein the pressing axis formed by the position regulating portion is sandwiched in a projection view on a surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit. A line segment that is perpendicular to the position restriction line on one side and includes the center point of the transfer target disc sandwiched between the holder plates intersects the position restriction line at an effective restriction length portion of the position restriction line. And

  According to these aspects of the present invention, when the holder plate that holds the disc is attached to and detached from the disc holder base, the reproducibility of the mounting position is excellent.

  The present invention also sandwiches a transfer disk and a master disk having a patterned magnetic layer for transferring information to the magnetic layer of the transfer disk, and applies a transfer magnetic field to In a transfer unit for sandwiching the master disk and the master disk, a first transfer unit having a holder plate for sandwiching the disk in the magnetic transfer device for magnetically transferring the master disk information to the magnetic layer of the master disk. A disk holder and a second disk holder having a holder plate arranged to face the first disk holder and sandwiching the disk are provided, and the fixing of the holder plate to the mounting member is performed in a direction other than the sandwiching direction. It is performed by clamping between a restricted fixing member and the mounting member.

  According to the present invention, the fixing of the holder plate to the mounting member is sandwiched in the mounting member by the fixing member whose movement in the direction other than the sandwiching direction is restricted. It can be fixed to the mounting member in position.

  In the present invention, the fixing member may be provided in a plurality with respect to the outer peripheral portion of the holder plate, and the holder plate may be sandwiched by a plurality of portions of the outer peripheral portion. Or the said fixing member can be comprised by one member, and the outer peripheral part whole periphery of the said holder board can be clamped.

  A magnetic transfer apparatus according to the present invention includes any one of the transfer units described above. According to the magnetic transfer apparatus of the present invention, the transfer unit that holds the transfer target disk and the master disk has the holder plate mounting position reproduction mechanism that positions and mounts the holder plate on the disk holder base. The reproducibility of the mounting position is excellent when attaching and detaching the plate. In addition, the holder plate is fixed to the mounting member by holding it between the fixing member and the mounting member whose movement in the direction other than the sandwiching direction is restricted, so that the position of the position-adjusted holder plate is not destroyed. It can be fixed to the mounting member at the same position. Therefore, in the magnetic transfer apparatus of the present invention, the position adjustment of the holder plate and the maintenance of the master disk can be easily performed.

  A magnetic recording medium according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a transfer target disk on which information on a master disk is magnetically transferred by the magnetic transfer device. The magnetic recording medium of the present invention is a magnetic recording medium in which the information on the master disk is magnetically transferred because the information on the master disk is magnetically transferred by the magnetic transfer device described above.

  As described above, according to the transfer unit of the magnetic transfer apparatus that closely contacts and holds the transfer target disk according to the present invention between the two master disks, the holder plate for holding the master disk is formed on the pressing member and the disk holder base. Therefore, the mounting position is reproducible when the holder plate is attached / detached.

  The preferred embodiments of the transfer unit of the magnetic transfer apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In each figure, the same number or symbol is attached to the same member.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the concept of a magnetic transfer apparatus. The magnetic transfer device 1 includes a first disk holder 11 and a second disk holder 12 that hold a slave disk, which is not shown in FIG. Transfer magnetic field applying means 30 having a magnet 31 disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the unit 10, the first disk holder 11 and the second disk holder 12, the first disk holder 11 and the second disk holder 12 or magnet Rotating means (not shown) that relatively rotates 31 and 31 in the direction of arrow A in the figure, and conveying means (not shown) that carries the slave disk and master disk into and out of the transfer unit 10.

  FIG. 2 is a side view showing an embodiment of the magnetic transfer apparatus 1. The transfer unit 10 is provided on the base 10a of the magnetic transfer apparatus 1, and the transfer magnetic field applying means 30, 30 are magnets by drive means 32, 32 that perform horizontal movement in the X direction in the figure and rotational movement in the θ direction in the figure. 31 and 31 are held.

  FIG. 3 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the transfer unit 10. The transfer unit 10 includes a first disk holder 11, a second disk holder 12, a tilting adjusting unit 23 that adjusts the attitude of the first disk holder 11, and the second disk holder 12 as the first disk holder 11. The moving unit 40 is configured to approach or separate from the moving unit 40 or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a mounting plate 27 is fixed to the unit base 29 of the transfer unit 10, and a tilting base 24 constituting the tilting adjusting means 23 is attached to the mounting plate 27. The first disc holder 11 is attached to the tilting base 24 so that the tilt in the Y direction (perpendicular to the paper surface) and the Z direction in FIG. 3 can be adjusted.

  The tilting adjusting means 23 is composed of a tilting base 24, four adjusting screws 25, 25,... And four clamp screws 26, 26,. Yes. The fine adjustment screw 25 functions as a push screw and the clamp screw 26 functions as a pulling screw.

  The first disk holder 11 includes a holder plate 13 for holding the slave disk and the master disk, and an intermediate plate for fixing and holding the holder plate 13 via a plurality of L-shaped pieces (fixing members) 17, 17,. (Attachment member) 16 and a disk holder base 18 for positioning and fixing the intermediate plate 16 and the like.

  The disc holder base 18 has a recess 18a on one surface, and an intermediate plate 16 that holds and holds the holder plate 13 is inserted into the recess 18a, and the upper side surface of the intermediate plate 16 is attached to a press screw 19 that is a pressing member. By pressing, the other two side surfaces of the intermediate plate 16 are brought into contact with a position restricting portion formed on the wall surface of the concave portion 18a of the disc holder base 18 so that the intermediate plate 16 is positioned. This configuration is the mounting position reproduction mechanism section of the holder plate 13, and details will be described later. Therefore, even if the push screw 19 is loosened and the holder plate 13 is removed from the disc holder base 18 together with the intermediate plate 16, the positioning can be performed with good reproducibility.

  For this reason, it is possible to adjust the center line CL of the slave disk and the master disk when holding the slave disk and the master disk by the holder plate 13 outside the magnetic transfer apparatus 1.

  A through-hole indicated by a dotted line in the figure is formed in the center of each of the mounting plate 27, the tilting base 24, the disc holder base 18 and the intermediate plate 16, and the magnet 31 of the transfer magnetic field applying means 30 is connected to the center line CL. It is inserted so that it can rotate around the center.

  Further, a linear guide 42 is provided on the unit base 29 of the transfer unit 10 to guide the table 41 in the X direction in FIG. 3, and the table 41 is moved in the X direction by a ball screw 43 driven by a motor 44. It is like that. The linear guide 42, the table 41, the ball screw 43, the motor 44, and the like constitute the moving means 40.

  An attachment plate 28 is fixed to the table 41 of the moving means 40, and the second disk holder 12 is attached to the attachment plate 28. The second disk holder 12 includes a holder plate 20 for holding a master disk, an intermediate plate (attachment member) 21 for fixing and holding the holder plate 20 via a plurality of L-shaped pieces (fixing members) 17, 17,. It is composed of a disc holder base 22 for positioning and fixing the intermediate plate 21 and the like.

  The disc holder base 22 has a concave portion 22a on one surface, and an intermediate plate 21 that holds and holds the holder plate 20 is inserted into the concave portion 22a, and the upper side surface of the intermediate plate 21 is attached by a push screw (pressing member) 19. By pressing, the other two side surfaces of the intermediate plate 21 are brought into contact with a position restricting portion formed on the wall surface of the recess 22a of the disc holder base 22 so that the intermediate plate 21 is positioned. This configuration is the mounting position reproduction mechanism section of the holder plate 20, and details will be described later. Therefore, even if the push screw 19 is loosened and the holder plate 20 is removed from the disc holder base 22 together with the intermediate plate 21, the positioning can be performed with good reproducibility.

  For this purpose, the center line CL of the master disk when the master disk is held by the holder plate 20 is changed from the slave disk and the master disk when the slave disk and the master disk are held by the holder plate 13 of the first disk holder 11. Adjustment to match with the center line CL can be performed outside the magnetic transfer apparatus 1.

  In addition, a through-hole indicated by a dotted line in the drawing is formed in the center of each of the mounting plate 28, the disc holder base 22, and the intermediate plate 21, and the magnet 31 of the transfer magnetic field applying means 30 on the other side is connected to the center line CL. It is inserted so that it can rotate around the center.

  As described above, the second disk holder 12 is moved toward or away from the first disk holder 11 by moving means 40 in the X direction in the figure. By doing so, the slave disk to be magnetically transferred is tightly held from both sides by the master disk held by the first disk holder 11 and the second disk holder 12.

  FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the holder plate 13 of the first disc holder 11 and the holder plate 20 of the second disc holder 12. The holder plate 13 of the first disk holder 11 has a disc shape and is formed with a thin portion at the periphery, and is fixed to the intermediate plate 16 via a plurality of L-shaped pieces 17, 17,. It is supposed to be retained.

  The inside of the holder plate 13 is a large recess, and the bottom surface of the recess is a disk receiving surface 13b. Further, a stepped protrusion 13a is formed at the center of the recess, and the master disk 92 is positioned by fitting with the center hole of the master disk 92 on the base side outer periphery of the stepped protrusion 13a. The outer periphery of the front end of the slave disk 91 is fitted into the center hole of the slave disk 91 to position the slave disk 91.

  A cushioning material 15 is attached to the disk receiving surface 13 b which is the bottom surface of the concave portion of the holder plate 13. Further, a groove 13c is formed in a thick portion between the concave portion and the thin portion of the holder plate 13, and a sealing material 14 made of O-ring is provided in the groove 13c.

  A vacuum suction path 13d indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 is formed in the bottom surface of the concave portion of the holder plate 13, the center portion of the stepped convex portion 13a, and the stepped portion of the stepped convex portion 13a. Then, the master disk 92 is sucked, the slave disk 91 is sucked by the suction path of the stepped portion of the stepped convex portion 13a, and the whole is sucked by the other suction portion.

  Note that a hard protective film such as a DLC (diamond like carbon) film may be coated on the outer peripheral surface of the stepped convex portion 13a as necessary to reduce generation of dust due to friction with the disk. In the above description, the stepped protrusion 13 a is formed integrally with the holder plate 13, but the stepped protrusion 13 a may be formed as a separate part and attached to the center of the holder plate 13.

  The holder plate 20 of the second disk holder 12 is also disk-shaped and has a thin wall portion at the periphery, and this thin wall portion is fixed and held on the intermediate plate 21 via a plurality of L-shaped pieces 17, 17,. It has come to be.

  The inside of the holder plate 20 is also a large recess, and the bottom surface of the recess is a disk receiving surface 20a. Further, a buffer material 15 is attached to the disk receiving surface 20a. A vacuum suction path 20 b indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 4 is formed on the bottom surface of the concave portion of the holder plate 20 to suck the master disk 93.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the master disk 92 and the slave disk 91 are held by the holder plate 13, and the holder plate 20 is brought close to the holder plate 13 while holding the master disk 93 by the holder plate 20. When the slave disk 91 is sandwiched between the master disk 93 and the holder plate 13 and the holder plate 13 so that the thick portion between the concave portion and the thin portion of the holder plate 20 slightly contacts the O-ring 14 of the holder plate 13. The depth of the concave portion of the holder plate 20 is determined.

  When the holder plate 20 is brought close to the holder plate 13 and the slave disk 91 is sandwiched between the master disk 92 and the master disk 93, the space formed by the concave portion of the holder plate 13 and the concave portion of the holder plate 20 is used as a sealing material. In this state, the internal air is sucked from the vacuum suction paths 13d and 20b to eliminate the gap between the master disk 92 and the slave disk 91 and between the slave disk 91 and the master disk 93. The slave disk 91 is tightly held between the master disk 92 and the master disk 93.

  5 and 6 show details of the fixed portion of the holder plate 13 of the first disk holder 11 and the mounting position reproduction mechanism portion of the holder plate 13. FIG. 5 is a plan view, and FIG. FIG.

  The holder plate 13 holding the slave disk 91 and the master disk 92 is fixed to the intermediate plate 16 as an attachment member after the position adjustment. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, this fixing is performed by sandwiching four places on the outer peripheral portion of the holder plate 13 with L-shaped pieces 17, 17,... That are fixing members.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the L-shaped piece 17 can move only in the depth direction of the square hole by fitting the L-shaped base portion into the square hole formed in the intermediate plate 16, and in other directions. Movement and rotation are regulated. An internal thread is formed on the base end face of the L-shaped piece 17. Further, a steel ball 17a protrudes from the head of the L-shaped piece 17 and comes into contact with the holder plate 13 on the other end side to form a minute protrusion.

  The four L-shaped pieces 17, 17,... Are tightened little by little from the back side of the intermediate plate 16 with bolts 17b, so that the steel ball 17a and the intermediate plate 16 of the L-shaped piece 17 are joined to the outer peripheral portion of the holder plate 13. 4 places are fixed. Note that the number of L-shaped pieces 17 is not limited to four, and may be any appropriate number.

  The method of simply fixing the holder plate 13 with screws may cause the holder plate 13 to slightly shift due to the rotational force of the screws, and is not suitable for fixing the member after precise position adjustment. Since the letter-shaped piece 17 is used to sandwich and fix the intermediate plate 16, there is no positional displacement at the time of fixing.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 of the holder plate 13 includes a disc holder base 18, a substantially rectangular recess 18 a formed by tilting the disc holder base 18 by approximately 45 °, and a recess 18 a. A pressing screw 19 that is a pressing member provided at the apex corner, and two position restricting portions 18b that are formed on the lower right wall portion of the recess 18a across a pressing axis OL that is an operating axis of the pressing screw 19, 18b, and four position restricting portions 18b, 18b,..., Two position restricting portions 18b, 18b formed on the lower left wall portion of the recess 18a across the pressing axis OL.

  The tip of the push screw 19 is formed in a spherical shape. The intermediate plate 16 sandwiching the holder plate 13 is inserted into the concave portion 18a of the disc holder base 18 using the four L-shaped pieces 17, and the push screw 19 is screwed. The intermediate plate 16 is pressed along the pressing axis OL and is positioned in contact with the four position restricting portions 18b, 18b,.

  In the plan view of FIG. 5, the effective restriction length D of the position restriction line L1 connecting the position restriction surfaces 18b, 18b of the lower right wall portion of the pressing axis OL of the recess 18a is held by the holder plate 13. Position restricting portions 18b and 18b are formed so as to be 1 to 15 times the outer peripheral diameter of the slave disk 91. If the effective regulation length D is smaller than one times the outer diameter of the slave disk 91, positioning reproducibility deteriorates. Further, if the effective regulation length D is larger than 15 times the outer peripheral diameter of the slave disk 91, the apparatus becomes larger than necessary.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a position regulation line L1 (including its extension line) connecting the two position regulation sites 18b of the lower right wall part of the pressing axis OL and the lower left wall part of the pressing axis OL. A position restriction line L2 (including its extension line) connecting the position restriction portions 18b is configured to be line-symmetric with respect to the pressing axis OL. For this reason, the pressing force by the pressing screw 19 can be evenly transmitted to the left and right lower side surfaces of the intermediate plate 16.

  Further, the intersection angle α between the extension line of the position restriction line L1 and the extension line of the position restriction line L2 is set to 60 ° to 120 °. When the crossing angle α is smaller than 60 °, the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 becomes larger than necessary, and when the crossing angle α is larger than 120 °, the reproducibility of the mounting position is deteriorated.

  Further, in FIG. 5, the point U where the line segment VL including the center Q of the slave disk 91 held by the holder plate 13 and orthogonal to the position restriction line L1 intersects the position restriction line L1 is the effective restriction length of the position restriction line L1. Position restricting portions 18b and 18b are formed so as to exist in the portion D. For this reason, the reproducibility of a favorable mounting position is achieved, suppressing the enlargement of the mounting position reproduction mechanism part 60 more than necessary.

  Since the fixed portion of the holder plate 13 of the first disc holder 11 and the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 of the holder plate 13 are configured as described above, the position adjustment of the holder plate 13 is performed by external setup outside the apparatus. The intermediate plate 16 can be fixed to the intermediate plate 16 and can be mounted in the recess 18a of the disc holder base 18 with good reproducibility. Also, maintenance such as cleaning of the master disk 92 can be performed by external setup. Since the position adjustment of the holder plate 13 needs to be performed with an accuracy of several μm, the reproducibility of the mounting position of the intermediate plate 16 on the disc holder base 18 is particularly important.

  The details of the fixed portion of the holder plate 13 of the first disc holder 11 and the mounting position reproduction mechanism portion 60 of the holder plate 13 have been described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. The same applies to the second disc holder 12. Since it is a simple structure, the description is omitted to avoid duplication.

  Although the holder plate 13 is fixed to the intermediate plate 16 by using four L-shaped pieces 17, 17,..., The four L-shaped pieces 17, 17,. Instead of this, a single ring 17A having an L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 7 may be used to sandwich the entire outer periphery of the holder plate 13.

  In this case, instead of the square hole that fits the L-shaped base portion of the L-shaped piece 17 in the intermediate plate 16, an annular groove that fits the base portion of the ring 17A is formed, and the ring 17A is directed in an unnecessary direction. Regulate the movement of In addition, it is preferable that the annular protrusion 17c is formed at a portion that contacts the holder plate 13 of the ring 17A, so that stable pinching is possible.

  In addition, in the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 of the intermediate plate 16, two position restricting portions 18b and 18b are provided on both sides of the pressing axis OL. However, the position restricting portion 18b is not limited to this, and the pressing axis OL is not limited thereto. Two or more appropriate plural pieces may be provided on both sides of each, or two on one side of the pressing axis OL and one on the other side.

  Further, only one position restricting portion 18b may be provided on both sides of the pressing axis OL. In this case, at least one position restricting portion 18b needs to have a sufficient effective restricting length D.

  Of the members constituting the transfer unit 10 described above, tilting that adjusts the posture of at least the first disk holder 11, the second disk holder 12, and the first disk holder 11 in order to apply a stable transfer magnetic field. As the material of the adjusting means 23 and the mounting plates 27 and 28, for example, a non-magnetic material such as SUS304 is used.

  Next, the operation of the transfer unit 10 of the magnetic transfer apparatus 1 will be described below. First, the first disk holder 11 is placed so that the disk receiving surface 13 b of the holder plate 13 of the first disk holder 11 is parallel to the disk receiving surface 20 a of the holder plate 20 of the second disk holder 12. Adjust posture. This adjustment is performed by the tilting adjusting means 23. That is, at least three of the plurality of fine adjustment screws 25 or clamp screws 26 provided in the tilting adjusting means 23 are used.

  Next, using the outer shape of the intermediate plate 16 as a reference, the holder plate 13 so that the center line CL of the slave disk 91 and the master disk 92 is in a predetermined position when the slave disk 91 and the master disk 92 are held by the holder plate 13. Then, the holder plate 13 is fixed to the intermediate plate 16.

  At this time, it is fixed with screws through the L-shaped pieces 17, 17,. In addition, since the L-shaped pieces 17, 17,... Are restricted from moving or rotating in directions other than the sandwiching direction, the holder plate 13 whose position is accurately adjusted does not shift when it is fixed.

  The position adjustment of the holder plate 13 is performed by so-called external setup outside the magnetic transfer apparatus 1. Next, the intermediate plate 16 is inserted into the recess 18 a of the disc holder base 18, and the intermediate plate 16 is pressed with the push screw 19.

  As a result, the intermediate plate 16 is positioned with good reproducibility by the four position restricting portions 18b, 18b,... Formed in the recess 18a of the disc holder base 18.

  Similarly, the holder plate 20 of the second disc holder 12 is adjusted so that the center line CL of the master disc 93 when the master disc 93 is held by the holder plate 20 is in a predetermined position. 21 is fixed. Also at this time, it is fixed with screws through the L-shaped pieces 17, 17,. This adjustment is also performed by external setup. Next, like the first disc holder 11, the intermediate plate 21 is inserted into the recess 22 a of the disc holder base 22, and the intermediate plate 21 is pressed and positioned by the push screw 19.

  By the tilting adjustment of the disc holder 11 and the position adjustment of the holder plates 13 and 20, the above-described center line CL of the disc holder 11 and the above-described center line CL of the disc holder 12 coincide on the same straight line.

  Next, the master disk 92 and the slave disk 91 are inserted into the holder plate 13 of the disk holder 11 and are vacuum-sucked and held by the vacuum suction path 13d. Further, the master disk 93 is inserted into the holder plate 20 of the disk holder 12 and held by vacuum suction through the vacuum suction path 20b. Next, the moving means 40 is operated, the disk holder 12 is moved toward the disk holder 11, and the master disk 93 held on the holder plate 20 is pressed against the slave disk 91 held on the holder plate 13.

  By this pressing, a repulsive force is generated in the cushioning materials 15 and 15 and the space formed by the concave portion of the holder plate 13 and the concave portion of the holder plate 20 is sealed with an O-ring 14 as a sealing material, so that the vacuum By the suction from the suction paths 13d and 20b, the contact surface between the master disk 92 and the slave disk 91 and the contact surface between the slave disk 91 and the master disk 93 are sucked together, and the slave disk 91 is connected to the master disk 92 and the master disk 93. Is securely clamped between the two.

  Thus, since the slave disk 91 is securely held between the master disk 92 and the master disk 93, the transfer magnetic field is applied from the transfer magnetic field applying means 30, 30, and the magnetic information of the master disk 92 and the master disk 93 is obtained. When transferring to the slave disk 91, transfer defects such as signal loss and signal deformation do not occur, and a high-quality magnetic recording medium can be obtained.

  Next, a modified example of the embodiment of the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit 60 provided in the transfer unit of the magnetic transfer apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

  8 and 9 show a modification of the fixed portion of the holder plate 13 of the first disk holder 11 and the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 of the holder plate 13, FIG. 8 is a plan view, and FIG. It is MQQ sectional drawing in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 of the holder plate 13 in this modification is a substantially rectangular recess 18a formed on the disk holder base 18 and the disk holder base 18 by being inclined by approximately 45 °. The recessed portion 18a is embedded in the right lower wall portion of the recessed portion 18a with a pressing screw 19 that is a pressing member provided at the apex portion of the recessed portion 18a and a pressing axis OL that is an operation axis of the pressing screw 19 being sandwiched. It is composed of three steel ball 18b, 18b and three position restricting parts composed of one steel ball 18b embedded in the left lower wall portion of the recess 18a with the pressing axis OL interposed therebetween. Yes.

  When the intermediate plate 16 is inserted into the recess 18a of the disc holder base 18 and the push screw 19 is screwed in, the intermediate plate 16 is pressed along the pressing axis OL, and the steel balls 18b, 18b, which are three position restricting portions, Positioning is made in contact with the position regulation points P1, P2, and P3 of 18b.

  The effective restriction length D determined by the distance between the position restriction points P1 and P2 of the lower right wall portion of the pressing axis OL of the concave portion 18a is 1 to the outer diameter of the slave disk 91 held by the holder plate 13. Steel balls 18b and 18b are embedded so as to be 15 times larger. If the effective regulation length D is smaller than one times the outer diameter of the slave disk 91, positioning reproducibility deteriorates. Further, if the effective regulation length D is larger than 15 times the outer peripheral diameter of the slave disk 91, the apparatus becomes larger than necessary.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a position restriction line LI composed of a straight line (including an extension line) connecting the position restriction point P1 and the position restriction point P2, and an intersection R between the position restriction line L1 and the pressing axis OL. A position restriction line (including an extension line) L2 that connects the position restriction point P3 and the position restriction point P3 is configured to be line-symmetric with respect to the pressing axis OL. For this reason, the pressing force by the pressing screw 19 can be evenly transmitted to the left and right lower side surfaces of the intermediate plate 16.

  Further, the crossing angle α between the position regulation line L1 and the position regulation line L2 is set to 60 ° to 120 °. When the crossing angle α is smaller than 60 °, the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 becomes larger than necessary, and when the crossing angle α is larger than 120 °, the reproducibility of the mounting position is deteriorated.

  Furthermore, triangular corners Q-P1-P2 and Q-P2-P1 formed by connecting the position regulating point P1, the position regulating point P2, and the center Q of the slave disk 91 held by the holder plate 13 are: Both are configured to have an acute angle. For this reason, the reproducibility of a favorable mounting position is achieved, suppressing the enlargement of the mounting position reproduction mechanism part 60 more than necessary.

  Further, among the side surfaces of the intermediate plate 16, the surface in contact with the push screw 19 and the surface in contact with the steel balls 18b, 18b, 18b are slightly inclined from the bottom surface to the top surface as shown in FIG. . For this reason, when the intermediate plate 16 is mounted in the concave portion 18a of the disc holder base 18 and is positioned by operating the push screw 19, the bottom surface of the intermediate plate 16 is pressed against the bottom surface of the concave portion 18a of the disc holder base 18. The plate 16 is positioned without failing and is excellent in reproducibility.

  Since the mounting position reproduction mechanism 60 in this modification is configured as described above, the position adjustment of the holder plate 13 is performed by external setup outside the apparatus and fixed to the intermediate plate 16, and the intermediate plate 16 is fixed to the disc holder base. 18 can be mounted with good reproducibility. Also, maintenance such as cleaning of the master disk 92 can be performed by external setup.

  In addition, in the mounting position reproduction mechanism unit 60 of the intermediate plate 16 in this modification, the three position restricting parts using the three steel balls 18b, 18b, 18b are used, but the number of position restricting parts is limited to three. Instead, the number may be three or more.

  The intermediate plate 16 is pressed against the bottom of the recess 18a of the disc holder base 18 by making the surface in contact with the pressing screw 19 of the intermediate plate 16 and the surface in contact with the three steel balls 18b, 18b, 18b into inclined surfaces. However, without forming the inclined surface, it may be fixed to the disc holder base 18 with screws or the like after the insertion positioning.

  As described above, according to the transfer unit of the magnetic transfer apparatus according to the present invention, the position of the holder plate that holds the master disk of the disk holder is adjusted on the intermediate plate, and is then sandwiched and fixed by the fixing member. Therefore, there will be no misalignment when fixed. Further, since the intermediate plate is positioned and mounted on the disc holder base by the pressing member and the position restricting portion formed on the disc holder base, the reproducibility of the mounting position is excellent when the holder plate is attached and detached together with the intermediate plate.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the magnetic transfer apparatus 1 has been described with the configuration in which the axes of the slave disk 91 and the master disks 92 and 93 are arranged in the horizontal direction. Alternatively, the transfer unit 10 of the present invention can be applied as it is even to a magnetic transfer apparatus having a configuration arranged in a direction inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction.

Perspective view showing concept of magnetic transfer device Side view showing an embodiment of a magnetic transfer device The side view showing embodiment of the transfer unit concerning this invention Sectional view showing holder plate of disc holder Plan view showing mounting position reproduction mechanism MQN cross-sectional view in FIG. Sectional drawing showing another embodiment of a fixing member The top view showing the modification of a mounting position reproduction mechanism part MQN cross-sectional view in FIG. Sectional view showing an example of disc holder

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Magnetic transfer apparatus, 10 ... Transfer unit, 11 ... 1st disc holder, 12 ... 2nd disc holder, 13 ... Holder plate, 16 ... Intermediate plate (attachment member), 17 ... L-shaped piece (fixing member) ), 17A ... Ring (fixing member), 18 ... Disc holder base, 18b ... Position restricting part (steel ball), 19 ... Push screw (pressing member), 23 tilting adjusting means, 40 ... Moving means, 60 ... Reproduction of mounting position Mechanism part 91 ... Slave disk (disk to be transferred, magnetic recording medium) 92/93 ... Master disk, D ... Effective restriction length, L1 / L2 ... Position restriction line, OL ... Pressing axis, P1 / P2 / P3 ... Position restriction point, Q ... Center of slave disk (disk for transfer), RC ... Center of rotation

Claims (11)

A transfer disk and a master disk having a patterned magnetic layer for transferring information to the magnetic layer of the transfer disk are sandwiched, and a transfer magnetic field is applied to In a transfer unit that sandwiches the disk to be transferred and the master disk of a magnetic transfer device that magnetically transfers information of the master disk to a magnetic layer,
A first disc holder having a holder plate for sandwiching the disc and a disc holder base;
A second disk holder disposed opposite to the first disk holder and having a holder plate for sandwiching the disk and a disk holder base;
At least one of the first disk holder and the second disk holder includes a pressing member that directly or indirectly presses the holder plate, and an action axis of the pressing member of the disk holder base. A holder plate mounting position reproducing mechanism for positioning and mounting the holder plate on the disc holder base is provided with a position regulating portion formed on one side and the other side across a certain pressing axis. Transcription unit.   The position restricting part is composed of two position restricting parts formed one on each side of the pressing axis, or at least two on one side of the pressing axis. The transfer unit according to claim 1, wherein the transfer unit includes at least three position restriction sites formed at least one.   In the projection view on the surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism, the position restriction line on one side sandwiching the pressing axis formed by the position restriction portion and the pressure 3. The transfer unit according to claim 1, wherein a position regulating line on the other side across the axis is disposed substantially symmetrically with respect to the pressing axis. 4.   In the projection view on the surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism, the position restriction line on one side sandwiching the pressing axis formed by the position restriction portion and the pressure 4. The transfer unit according to claim 1, wherein an angle formed with a position restriction line on the other side across the axis is 60 degrees to 120 degrees. 5.   In the projection view on the surface parallel to the master disk held by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism, the position restriction line on at least one side sandwiching the pressing axis formed by the position restriction portion is effective. 5. The transfer unit according to claim 1, wherein the restricted length is 1 to 15 times the outer diameter of the disk to be transferred.   In the projection view on the surface parallel to the master disk sandwiched by the holder plate of the mounting position reproduction mechanism section, it is orthogonal to the position regulation line on one side across the pressing axis formed by the position regulation part. The line segment including the center point of the disk to be transferred sandwiched between the holder plates intersects the position restriction line at an effective restriction length portion of the position restriction line. The transfer unit according to any one of 4, 4 and 5. A transfer disk and a master disk having a patterned magnetic layer for transferring information to the magnetic layer of the transfer disk are sandwiched, and a transfer magnetic field is applied to In a transfer unit that sandwiches the disk to be transferred and the master disk of a magnetic transfer device that magnetically transfers information of the master disk to a magnetic layer,
A first disc holder having a holder plate for sandwiching the disc;
A second disk holder disposed opposite to the first disk holder and having a holder plate for sandwiching the disk;
The transfer unit according to claim 1, wherein the holder plate is fixed to the attachment member by being sandwiched between the attachment member and the attachment member in which movement in a direction other than the sandwiching direction is restricted.   The transfer unit according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of the fixing members are provided with respect to an outer peripheral portion of the holder plate, and the holder plate is sandwiched by a plurality of portions of the outer peripheral portion.   The transfer unit according to claim 7, wherein the fixing member includes a single member and sandwiches the entire outer periphery of the holder plate.   A magnetic transfer apparatus comprising the transfer unit according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   A magnetic recording medium comprising a transfer target disk onto which information on a master disk is magnetically transferred by the magnetic transfer device according to claim 10.

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