JPH0955068A - Recording medium cleaning device and production of recording medium and disk device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to surely clean a recording medium without damage by supplying driving power for deformation by a deforming means and bringing a cleaning member in a deformed state into contact with the recording medium. SOLUTION: A controller 7 supplies a driving signal for driving a spindle motor 8 to the motor 8 to rotate disks 3 and to drive an air pump 6 when an instruction for cleaning is executed. Next, this controller 7 supplies a control signal to a stage driving section 19 which inserts arm sections 15 between the disks 3 by driving an X-Y stage 17. A take-up motor 26 is then driven in such a manner that polishing tapes 23 exist in the cleaning sections. The device 7, then, controls a distributor 22 in such a manner that air is supplied to the arm sections 15 to expand rubber bags 29 disposed at the front ends of the arm sections 15 and to bring the tape 23 into contact with the disks 3. The device 7 controls the driving section 19 to drive the stage 17 so that the arm sections 15 move back and forth between the centers and outer peripheries of the disks 3, thereby cleaning the disk 3 surfaces.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium cleaning device, a recording medium manufacturing method, and a disk device, which are thin,
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus manufacturing apparatus capable of high-density recording, a recording medium manufacturing method, a recording medium cleaning method, and a disk apparatus.

In recent years, disk devices are used for high density recording,
The magnetic head is also downsized, and the influence of dust and the like on the surface of the magnetic disk is increasing. Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly clean the surface of the disc before sealing the disc.
However, due to the increase in density, the intervals between the disks are narrowed and cleaning is difficult. Therefore, there is a need for a cleaning device that can be inserted into a narrow space without damaging the disk surface.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional recording medium cleaning device. In the conventional cleaning device, FIG.
As shown in (A), two leaf springs 51, which are held in a holding portion 55 between the disks 50, are bent in the direction of arrow B in advance and are urged by a pin 52 so that the distance d between the disks 50 is equal to or less than d. Then, the pin 52 is released by a cam or the like, the leaf spring 51 is pressed against the disc 50, and the wrapping tape 53 held at the tip of the leaf spring 51 is then pushed against the disc 50 to clean the disc 50. . As shown in FIG. 11B, a wrapping tape 53 was fixed on the leaf spring 51 via a rubber pad 54 by a double-sided tape or the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11C, the leaf spring 5
1 is held by the holding portion 56 so as to be elastically deformable within the distance d of the disk 50, and the holding portion 56 is moved in the directions of arrows C and D, whereby the wrapping tape 53 is moved to the disk
Some even made elastic contact with 0.

[0005]

However, in the conventional cleaning device, the cleaning leaf springs 51 for receiving the upper and lower surfaces are required between the pair of disks, and the leaf springs 51 are elastically deformable. Since it is necessary and a mechanism for individually driving the upper and lower leaf springs 51 is required, there is a problem that the structure becomes large and cleaning cannot be performed when the space between the media is small.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium cleaning device, a recording medium manufacturing method, and a disk device that can be cleaned reliably and without damage.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a recording medium cleaning device for bringing a cleaning member into contact with a rotating recording medium to clean the recording medium, a cleaning absence holding unit for holding the cleaning member is provided. A member and a deforming means that is provided at a contact portion of the cleaning member holding member with the recording medium, and that deforms the cleaning member so as to contact the recording medium,
According to a first aspect of the present invention, the cleaning member holding member holding the cleaning member is opposed to the recording medium, and the driving unit deforms the deforming unit. By deforming, the deforming means deforms in the recording medium direction, and the cleaning member can be pressed in the recording medium direction to clean the recording medium.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, since the deforming means is made of an elastic body that elastically deforms, the cleaning member can be elastically pressed against the recording medium, so that the cleaning member and the recording medium are soft-touched. Therefore, the recording medium is not damaged. According to a third aspect of the present invention, as the driving means, a driving pressure supply means for applying a pressure to the elastic body by a fluid is used, and the deformation means is elastically deformed by driving the deformation means by the pressure of a fluid such as air. The cleaning member can be pressed against the recording medium by soft touch.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a cam mechanism is used as the drive means at the desired rotation angle of the elastic body. By using the cam mechanism, the deforming means can be surely deformed toward the recording medium. The cleaning member can be surely brought into contact with the recording medium. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the cleaning member holder is moved to a position where the cleaning member faces the recording medium,
6. The cleaning unit cleans the recording medium by driving the deforming unit by the driving unit to deform the deforming unit and bringing the cleaning member into contact with the recording medium.
According to this, after the cleaning member is opposed to the recording medium, the deforming unit is driven by the driving unit to deform in the recording medium direction, so that the cleaning member comes into contact with the recording medium direction and cleaning can be performed. Since it is not necessary to drive the member holding portion, the positioning with respect to the recording medium can be easily performed, and the recording medium can be easily and reliably cleaned.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a recording medium manufacturing method for manufacturing a recording medium for recording / reproducing information, after the cleaning member holding portion is moved to a position where the cleaning means faces the recording medium, the drive is performed. 7. The cleaning member according to claim 6, further comprising: a cleaning step of driving the deforming means by the means to deform the deforming means to bring the cleaning member into contact with the recording medium to clean the recording medium. Since the holding portion can be fixed to the recording medium, the cleaning member holding portion can be reliably positioned with respect to the recording medium, and therefore the recording medium can be reliably cleaned without damaging the recording medium. Therefore, a high quality recording medium can be manufactured.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a disk device having a disc-shaped recording medium and a recording / reproducing head for recording / reproducing information on / from the disc-shaped recording medium, wherein the disc-shaped recording medium is the recording medium. A recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method is used. According to claim 7, recording without scratches or unevenness is achieved by configuring a disk device using the recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method of claim 6. Since a disk device having a medium can be provided, a highly reliable disk device can be provided.

Therefore, the cleaning member can be brought into contact with the recording medium by deforming the contact portion of the cleaning member holding unit with the recording medium. Therefore, the cleaning member holding unit can be brought into contact with the recording medium during cleaning in order to bring the cleaning member into contact with the recording medium. The cleaning member holding portion can be easily positioned with respect to the recording medium without having to drive the. Therefore, for example, even in a hard disk device in which disks are arranged at a narrow pitch, the cleaning member can be accurately inserted between the disks without damaging the disks, and the disk cleaning operation can be easily performed.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The recording medium cleaning device of the present invention is used for a cleaning device for performing finishing cleaning such as removal of dirt such as dust on a magnetic disk incorporated in a magnetic disk device and fine projections on the surface. . In particular, it is suitable for cleaning a magnetic disk device in which a plurality of magnetic disks are built-in and the gap between the magnetic disks is set to be narrow for high density and thinness.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The recording medium cleaning device 1 of the present embodiment cleans the surfaces of a plurality of magnetic disks 3 mounted on a hard disk device 2, and includes a base 4 on which the hard disk device 2 and the cleaning device main body are mounted. The cleaning unit 5, which is inserted between the magnetic disks 3 and cleans the magnetic disks 3,
An air pump unit 6 for supplying air to the cleaning unit 5, a hard disk device 2, and a cleaning unit 5 are connected to the cleaning unit 5. The control unit 7 controls the cleaning.

In the hard disk device 2, a plurality of magnetic disks 3 are fixed to a rotor of a spindle motor 8 and rotatably held in a case 9. Inside the case 9, a magnetic head 11 fixed to an arm 10 and A voice coil motor 12 for rotating the arm 10 and moving the magnetic head 11 in the radial direction of the disk 3 is attached to the magnetic disk 3 in a state capable of recording / reproducing information. Case 9
An opening 9a is provided in the magnetic disk device 2, and the cleaning unit 5 is inserted into the magnetic disk device 2 through the opening 9a to clean the disk 3. The hard disk device 2 is mounted at a predetermined position on the base 4 so that the opening 9a faces the cleaning unit 5, and the magnetic disk 3 is cleaned. After the magnetic disk 3 is mounted on the magnetic disk device 2, the cover 9 closes the opening 9a to seal the inside, and the assembly is completed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the cleaning unit 5 and the air pump unit 6. The cleaning unit 5 includes an arm unit 15 having a cleaning unit 14 for cleaning the magnetic disk 3 at its tip, a holding unit 16 for holding the arm unit 15, and a stage 17 for moving the holding unit 16 in the arrow A direction. The section 16 is connected to the air pump section 6 via a plurality of flexible pipes 18, and the pipe 18 is not disconnected due to the movement of the holding section 16. The stage 17 is connected to the stage drive unit 19 and moved in the arrow A direction by the stage drive unit 19.

The air pump unit 6 is connected to the air pump 20 for generating compressed air, the air pump 20, and the regulator 21 for keeping the pressure constant, and between the regulator 21 and the plurality of flexible pipes 18 connected to the cleaning unit 5. And a switch 22 for switching the air supplied through the regulator 21 so that the air is cut or supplied to any one of the plurality of flexible pipes 18.

The arm portions 15 are provided so as to face the front and back surfaces of the disc 3, and are fixed to the holding portion 16 at a pitch equal to the pitch of the disc 3. A holding portion 16 is provided on the arm portion 15.
The polishing tape 23, which is a cleaning member, is supplied from. As the polishing tape 23, a high rake (Toray Co., Ltd .: Microstar G8900) is used for cleaning to remove dust, and a wrapping tape (for example, Nihon Micro Co., Ltd .: STEY4000, 3M) is used for varnish to remove surface protrusions.
Co., Ltd .: # 4000) is used. Polishing tape 23
Has one end wound around the supply reel 24 in the holding unit 16,
The take-up reel 2 in the holding portion 16 passing through each arm portion 15
Wound 5

The take-up reel 25 is rotated by a take-up motor 26 to take up the used polishing tape 23. FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the cleaning means 14 of one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A shows the arm portion 15 provided with a guide means for guiding the polishing tape 23. Figure 3 (A)
The cleaning means 14 shown in is formed at the tip of the arm portion 15. The arm portion 15 has a hollow rectangular column shape, and a pipe 30 for supplying air is arranged inside. Guide plates 31 for guiding the polishing tape 23 are formed on the outer upper and lower surfaces. The magnetic disk 3 is provided at the tip of the arm portion 15.
A roller 27 for feeding the polishing tape 23 which comes into contact with the magnetic disk 3 and removes dirt and protrusions on the surface is rotatably provided to feed the polishing tape 23 smoothly.

An opening 28 is formed at the tip of the arm portion 15.
Is formed, and a rubber bag 29 is disposed below the opening 28. A guide plate 31 is cut out at a portion where the opening 28 is formed. In FIG. 3B, the polishing tape 23 is passed through the inside of the arm portion 15, and is configured so as not to easily receive the wind pressure due to the rotation of the magnetic disk 3.

FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of a control device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operator disposes the disk device 2 at a predetermined position on the base 4, connects the external connection terminal of the disk device 2, and then operates a switch or the like to give a cleaning instruction to the control device 7. When the cleaning instruction is issued, the control device 7 supplies a drive signal for driving the spindle motor 8 for rotating the disc 3 of the disc device 2 via the external connection end of the disc device 2 connected to the control device 7, and the disc 3 And a drive signal are supplied to the air pump 6 to drive the air pump 6 (steps S1-1, 1-2, 1-).
3). At this time, the control device 7 supplies to the disc device 2 a drive signal for rotating the disc 3 at a low speed with a relatively large torque to obtain a stable rotational force.

Next, the control unit 7 controls the XY stage drive unit 1
9 is supplied with a control signal to drive the XY stage 17 to insert the arm portion 15 between the disks 3 (step S
1-4). Next, the control device 7 causes the polishing tape 23
The take-up motor 26 is driven so that the unused portion of (1) is positioned (step S1-5). Next, "1" is assigned to the flag for setting the arm portion 15 for cleaning the inside (step S1-6).

Next, the controller 7 controls the distributor 22 so that air is supplied to the arm portion 15 set in the flag for setting the arm portion 15 (step S1).
-7). Therefore, the pipe 30 of the nth arm unit 15
Is supplied with air to expand the rubber bag 29 provided at the tip of the arm portion 15 and bring the polishing tape 23 into contact with the disk 3.

Next, the control unit controls the XY stage drive unit 19
Is controlled to drive the XY stage 17 so that the arm portion 15 reciprocates between the center and the outer periphery of the disk 3 (step S1-8). As described above, the polishing tape 23 makes contact with the disk 3 and reciprocates in the radial direction of the disk 3,
Clean the surface of the disk 3.

When the arm portion 15 reciprocates a predetermined number of times, the control device 7 controls the distributor 22 to stop the air supply to the rubber bag 29 of the arm portion 15 (step S1-9). Here, when the air supply to the arm is stopped, the rubber bag 29 contracts and the polishing tape 23 separates from the disk 3.

Next, the controller 7 determines whether or not the numerical value of the flag n has reached a predetermined value m corresponding to the number of arms (step S1-10). In step S1-10, n =
If not m, n is set to n + 1 and the process returns to step S1-7 (step S1-11). Steps S1-7 to S1-
By repeating 11, the cleaning is sequentially executed on all the arm parts 15, and the cleaning of all the disks 3 is completed.

When the control device determines that n = m in step S1-10 and cleaning of all the disks 3 is completed,
Next, the XY stage drive unit 19 is controlled to drive the XY stage 17 so that the arm is detached from the disc (step S1-12). Further, the control device 7 stops the air pump and the spindle motor of the hard disk device 2, and ends the processing (step S1).
-13, S1-14).

FIG. 5 shows a completed drawing of the hard disk device 2. After being cleaned by the method described above, the cover 9b is attached to the opening 9a of the case 9 to complete the hard disk device 2 with the inside sealed as shown in FIG. According to this embodiment, one arm portion 15 is provided between the media.
A rubber bag (or resin may be used) and an air supply pipe are incorporated in the arm portion 15 and air is removed before entering the space between the medium disks 3 to enter the space between the disks 3. When the arm portion 15 enters between the discs 3 (rubber bag position), air is supplied, the rubber bag 29 is inflated, the polishing tape 23 is pressed against the disc 3 by the air pressure, and the disc 3
It is possible to remove surface dirt (dust etc.) and finish the medium surface (remove minute projections). Therefore, it is possible to clean the disk device in which the space between the media is narrowed due to the downsizing in recent years, and the head is cleaned from HDi ( Failure of the head-disk interface) is less likely to occur. In this way, even if the gap between the disks 2 becomes narrow, cleaning is possible,
Further, the surface of the disk 2 can be softly cleaned by air pressure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows a configuration diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 shows a configuration diagram of a cleaning portion of another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the cam mechanism contacts the polishing tape 23 with the disk 3 /
It controls non-contact. In the figure, the same components as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the cleaning device of this embodiment, a cam 32 is provided in the arm portion 15 instead of a pipe, and instead of the rubber bag 29, an elastic sheet 35 made of an elastic material such as thick rubber or sponge is used. Is provided so as to close the opening 28. As shown in FIG. 8, the cam 32 has a disk-shaped cam portion 32a at its tip portion, and the disk-shaped portion is connected to a motor 34 via a rod-shaped arm 32b and can be rotated 90 degrees by the motor 34. It is configured.

When not cleaning, the state shown in FIG. 8 (A) is obtained, and there is almost no height in the direction in which the opening 28 of the arm portion 15 is formed. When cleaning, the motor as shown in FIG. 8 (B) is used. It is rotated 90 degrees by 34, and the height h of the diameter of the disc is set, and the elastic sheet 33 is pressed toward the opening,
Projecting from the opening 28, the polishing tape 23 is pushed out toward the disk 3 and brought into contact with the disk 3. At this time, the elastic sheet 33 is slightly compressed and pressure-bonded to the disk 3, and the polishing tape 23 is pressure-bonded to the disk 3 by the elastic force of the elastic sheet 33.
It can be crimped to the soft touch and the disc 3
Does not hurt.

FIG. 9 shows a controller 35 of another embodiment of the present invention.
The operation | movement flowchart of is shown. The operator disposes the hard disk device 2 at a predetermined position on the base 4, connects the external connection terminal of the hard disk device 2, and then issues a cleaning instruction to the control device 35. When the cleaning instruction is given, the controller 35 supplies a drive signal for driving the spindle motor 8 for rotating the disk 3 of the hard disk device 2 via the external connection end of the disk device 2 connected to the controller 35,
The disk 3 is rotated and a drive signal is supplied to the cam motor 34 (steps S2-1, S2-2. At this time, the control device 35 rotates the disk 3 at a low speed with a relatively large torque to obtain a stable torque. The drive signal as described above is supplied to the hard disk device 2.

Next, the control device 35 supplies a control signal to the XY stage drive section 19 to drive the XY stage 17 to insert the arm section 15 between the disks 3 (step S2-3). Next, the control device 35 drives the winding motor 26 so that the unused portion of the polishing tape 23 is located at the cleaning portion (step S2-4). Next, "1" is substituted for the flag that sets the arm portion 15 inside the control device 35 (step S2-5).

Next, the control device 35 rotates the cam motor 34 of the arm portion 35 set in the flag for setting the arm portion 15. As a result, the cam 3 of the nth arm unit 15
2 is rotated, and an elastic sheet 3 provided at the tip of the arm
3 is elastically deformed by the cam 34 and protrudes from the opening, and the polishing tape 23 is elastically brought into contact with the disk 3 (step S2-6).

Next, the control device 35 controls the XY stage drive section 19 to drive the XY stage 17 so that the arm section 15 reciprocates between the center and the outer circumference of the disk 3 (step S2-). 7). As described above, the polishing tape 23 makes contact with the disk 3 and reciprocates in the radial direction of the disk 3 to clean the surface of the disk 3.

When the arm portion 15 reciprocates a predetermined number of times, the control device 35 rotates the cam motor to release the protrusion of the elastic sheet from the arm portion 15 (step S2-8). When the protrusion of the elastic sheet from the arm portion 15 is released, the polishing tape 23 is separated from the disk 3.

Next, the control device determines whether or not the numerical value of the flag n has reached a predetermined value m corresponding to the number of arm portions 15 (step S2-9). In step S2-9, n = m
If not, n is set to n + 1 and the process returns to step S2-6 (step S2-10). Steps S2-6 to S2-1
By repeating 0, cleaning is sequentially performed on all the arm parts 15, and cleaning of all the disks 3 is completed.

In step S2-9, the controller 35 sets n = m.
When it is determined that the cleaning of all the disks 3 is completed, the XY stage drive unit 19 is controlled next, and the XY stage 17 is driven so that the arm unit 15 is separated from the space between the disks 3 ( At the same time as step S2-11), the spindle motor 8 of the hard disk device 2 is stopped, and the process ends (step S2-12).

In this embodiment, the cleaning device for cleaning the disk in the hard disk device having the opening portion on the side has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. Also in the case where the opening 40 closed by the cover 42 is provided on the lower surface, a space S into which the arm portion 15 of the cleaning device can be inserted is provided after the disk 3 and the head are mounted in the case 41 in which the disk 3 is accommodated. Place the cleaning device with arrow X
It can be dealt with by holding it on the moving device 43 which is movable in the Z direction.

[0040]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the deforming means is deformed by the driving means so that the cleaning means holding member holding the cleaning means faces the recording medium and the deforming means deforms the recording medium. Direction, and the cleaning means can be cleaned by pressing the cleaning means toward the recording medium, and it is not necessary to drive the cleaning means holding part at the time of cleaning to bring the cleaning means into contact with the recording medium. Since the positioning of the discs can be easily performed, for example, even in a hard disc device where discs are arranged at a narrow pitch, the cleaning means can be accurately inserted between the discs without damaging the discs, which facilitates the disc cleaning work. It has features such as being able to

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the deforming means is made of an elastic body that elastically deforms, the cleaning means can press the recording medium elastically, so that the cleaning means and the recording medium come into contact with each other. It has a feature that it can be done by soft touch and it does not damage the recording medium.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the drive means is a drive pressure supply means for applying a pressure to the elastic body by a fluid, and the deforming means is driven by the pressure of the fluid such as air. Can be elastically deformed, the cleaning means can press the recording medium with a soft touch, and the cleaning can be performed without damaging the recording medium.

According to the fourth aspect, the deforming means can be surely deformed in the recording medium direction by using the cam mechanism of the elastic body as the driving means at a desired rotation angle, and the cleaning means is changed to the recording medium. It has features such as reliable contact and reliable cleaning.

According to the fifth aspect, after the cleaning means is made to face the recording medium, the deforming means is driven by the driving means to deform in the recording medium direction so that the cleaning means comes into contact with the recording medium direction and cleans. Since it can be carried out and it is not necessary to drive the cleaning means holding portion, it has features that it can be easily positioned with respect to the recording medium, and that the recording medium can be cleaned easily and reliably.

According to the sixth aspect, since the cleaning means holding portion can be fixed to the recording medium, the cleaning means holding portion can be reliably positioned with respect to the recording medium, and therefore the recording medium is not damaged. In addition, the recording medium can be reliably cleaned, and high quality recording medium can be manufactured.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, by constructing the disk device using the recording medium manufactured by the manufacturing method of the sixth aspect, it is possible to provide a disk device having a recording medium having no scratches or irregularities, so that reliability is improved. It has features such as being able to provide a high-performance disk device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a cleaning portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a completed view of a disk device manufactured according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a cam according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an operation flowchart of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic configuration diagram of a modified example of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recording Medium Cleaning Device 2 Hard Disk Device 3 Magnetic Disk 4 Base 5 Cleaning Section 6 Pump Section 7 Controller 8 Spindle Motor 9 Case 9a Opening 10 Head Arm 11 Head 12 Voice Coil Motor 14 Cleaning Section 15 Arm 28 Opening 29 Rubber bag 30 pipe

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A recording medium cleaning device for cleaning a recording medium by bringing a cleaning member into contact with a rotating recording medium, the cleaning member holding member holding the cleaning member, and the recording medium of the cleaning member holding member. It is provided in the contact area with
A recording medium cleaning device comprising: a deforming unit that deforms the cleaning member so as to contact the recording medium; and a deforming driving unit that supplies a deforming driving force to the deforming unit. 2. An elastic body that is elastically deformed in the recording medium direction is used as the deforming means.
The recording medium cleaning device described. 3. The recording medium cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein a pressure supply unit that applies a pressure to the elastic body by a fluid is used as the drive unit. 4. The recording medium cleaning device according to claim 2, wherein a cam mechanism is used as the driving unit. 5. The cleaning means holding part is moved to a position where the cleaning means faces the recording medium, the deforming means is driven by the driving means to deform the deforming means, and the cleaning member is recorded on the recording member. 2. The recording medium is cleaned by bringing it into contact with a medium.
5. A recording medium cleaning method using the recording medium cleaning device according to claim 4. 6. A recording medium manufacturing method for manufacturing a recording medium for recording / reproducing information, wherein after the cleaning member holding portion is moved to a position where the cleaning member faces the recording medium, the driving means drives the cleaning means. 5. The cleaning step of driving the deforming means to deform the deforming means to bring the cleaning member into contact with the recording medium to clean the recording medium. Method for manufacturing a recording medium using the recording medium cleaning device according to claim 1. 7. A disk device comprising a disc-shaped recording medium and a recording / reproducing head for recording / reproducing information on / from the disc-shaped recording medium, wherein the disc-shaped recording medium is the recording medium manufacturing method according to claim 6. A disk device using a manufactured recording medium.