KR900702505A - High density disk drive with magnetic clutch and removable cartridge - Google Patents

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High density disk drive with magnetic clutch and removable cartridge

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FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a disk drive of the present invention that includes an actuator coil positioned within the drive that can accommodate one embodiment of the sealing cartridge of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. Figure 3 shows a state in which a cartridge is inserted into a drive, and FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the invention in which the actuator permanent magnet is located in the drive, similar to that of FIG.

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A disk drive containing a removable sealing cartridge comprising a disk installed on a hub device having a magnetic armature plate and a read / write head mounted relative to the disk and an actuator portion operably connected to the read / write head. And a disk drive provided in the housing, the housing including a cartridge receiving means for receiving the cartridge, the disk drive being provided in the housing, the disk drive being spaced apart from the cartridge by a predetermined distance when the cartridge is received in the receiving mechanism. Spindle motor means including magnetic means for magnetic coupling with a magnetic armature plate of the motor, and an actuator positioned at a distance from the cartridge and positioned within the cartridge such that the read / write head is moved relative to the disc. Work Key is the disk drive, characterized by a means adapted to communicate data between the actuator means and the cartridge and the housing. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving means is stationary with respect to said housing. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving means is placed in a position adjacent to the spindle motor so that the cartridge can slide into the drive. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said magnet means comprises a plurality of sectors of different polarity. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the actuator means comprises a coil assembly. The disk drive of claim 1, wherein the actuator means comprises a magnet assembly. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating an electrical signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating an optical signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating a magnetic signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for transmitting / receiving infrared signals. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises a transformer. A disc drive containing a removable cartridge comprising a disc and a head mounted relative to the disc, the disc drive comprising a housing comprising a cartridge receiving means for receiving the cartridge, the disc drive being provided within the housing and rotating the disc. A spindle motor means installed in the housing so as to be spaced apart from the cartridge when the cartridge is received in the receiving mechanism, and an actuator provided in the housing and positioned apart from the cartridge and moving the head relative to the disk. Means and means for communicating data between the cartridge and the housing. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving means is stationary with respect to said housing. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receiving means is placed in a position adjacent said spindle motor so as to slide into a cartridge drive. 2. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the spindle motor means includes magnetic means for magnetically coupling with a disk located in the cartridge to rotate the disk. 5. A disk drive as claimed in claim 4, wherein the magnet means comprises a plurality of sectors of different polarity. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuator means comprises a first and a second coil assembly. 2. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the actuator means comprises a magnet assembly. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating an electrical signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating an optical signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for communicating a magnetic signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises means for transmitting / receiving infrared signals. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein said communication means comprises a transformer. A disk drive for selectively receiving a removable first and second seal cartridge comprising a first and a second disk and first and second heads installed relative to each disk, wherein the disk drive is a first drive. And a housing including first and second receiving means for receiving a second cartridge, spindle motor means for rotating the first and second disks, and the spindle motor when the first and second cartridges are accommodated in the receiving mechanism. Means for positioning the spindle motor means in the housing so that the means is located between the first and second cartridges and spaced apart from the first and second cartridges, and disposed in the housing, the first and second heads being respectively Actuator means for moving relative to the first and second disks, and means for communicating data between the cartridge and the housing. Disk drives. 25. The disk drive of claim 24, wherein the disk drive is (a) virtually identically recorded on the first and second disks of the same data and (b) the data is first recorded on the first disk and then on the second disk. And a mode means for causing a disc drive. 25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the spindle motor means includes magnet means for magnetically coupling with the first and second discs located in the first and second cartridges to rotate the first and second discs. Disk drive. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said actuator means comprises first and second coil assemblies disposed adjacent said first and second receiving means, respectively. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said actuator means comprises a magnet assembly disposed adjacent said first and second receiving means. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said communicating means comprises means for communicating electrical signals. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said communicating means comprises means for communicating an optical signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said communicating means comprises means for communicating a magnetic signal. A disk drive as claimed in claim 24, wherein said communication means comprises means for transmitting / receiving infrared signals. The disk drive of claim 24, wherein the communication means comprises a transformer. A sealing cartridge comprising a disc and a head mounted relative to the disc, a housing including a cartridge receiving means for receiving the cartridge, means for permanently securing the cartridge to the cartridge receiving means, and rotating the disc, And a spindle motor means installed in the housing so as to be spaced apart from the cartridge when the cartridge is received in the receiving mechanism, and means for communicating data between the cartridge and the housing. A disk drive containing a removable cartridge comprising a disk installed on a hub device having a magnetic armature plate, the disk drive comprising: a housing including a cartridge receiving means for receiving a cartridge; And a spindle motor means installed in the housing so as to be spaced apart from the cartridge when the cartridge is accommodated in the receiving mechanism, and including magnetic means magnetically coupled to the magnetic armature plate of the cartridge. drive. 36. A disk drive as claimed in claim 35, wherein said receiving means rests with respect to said housing. 36. A disk drive as claimed in claim 35, wherein the receiving means is placed in a position adjacent to the spindle motor so that the cartridge can slide into the drive. 36. The disk drive of claim 35, wherein the magnet means comprises a plurality of sectors of different polarity. A disc drive requiring a removable cartridge comprising a disc, the disc drive comprising a housing comprising a cartridge receiving means for receiving a cartridge, the disc drive being provided in the housing and rotating the disc, wherein the cartridge is housed in the receiving mechanism. And a spindle motor means installed in the housing so as not to contact the cartridge at a predetermined distance. 40. A disk drive as claimed in claim 39, wherein said spindle motor means includes magnetic means for magnetically coupling with a disk located within the cartridge for rotating the disk. A disk drive as claimed in claim 39, wherein said magnet means comprises a plurality of sectors of different polarity. 12. A disk drive for selectively receiving a removable first and second sealing cartridge comprising first and second disks and first and second heads mounted relative to each disk, wherein the disk drive is a first drive. And a housing including first and second receiving means for receiving a second cartridge, spindle motor means for rotating the first and second disks, and the spindle motor if the first and second cartridges are accommodated in the receiving mechanism. Means for positioning the spindle motor means in the housing so that the means is located between the first and second cartridges and spaced apart from the first and second cartridges, and means for communicating data between the cartridge and the housing. Disk drive. 43. The disk drive of claim 42, wherein the disk drive causes (a) virtually the same data to be written substantially simultaneously on the first and second disks, and (b) the data is first written on the first disk and then written to the second disk. And a mode means for causing a disc drive. 43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the spindle motor means includes magnet means for magnetically coupling with the first and second discs located in the first and second cartridges to rotate the first and second discs. Disk drive. 36. A disk drive as claimed in claim 35, wherein the disk drive comprises roller means for positioning the cartridge in the receiving means and discharging from the receiving means. A disk drive as claimed in claim 1, wherein the disk drive comprises roller means for positioning the cartridge in the receiving means and discharging from the receiving means. 13. A disk drive as claimed in claim 12, wherein the disk drive comprises roller means for positioning the cartridge in the receiving means and discharging from the receiving means. 43. A disk drive as claimed in claim 42, wherein the disk drive comprises roller means for positioning the cartridge in the receiving means and discharging from the receiving means. A sealed cartridge optionally used in a disk drive, the seal cartridge comprising: a sealed housing, a disk located in the housing, a head located in the housing and associated with the disk, and the disk rotatably mounted in the housing. Means for installing, means for movably installing the head in the housing such that the head can move relative to the disk, and an actuator device in the disc drive such that the head can move relative to the disk through interaction. Actuator means associated with the disk and magnetic coupling means for magnetically coupling the disk to the disk drive so that the disk drive can rotate the disk without physically contacting the disk drive. Large drive. 50. A disk drive as claimed in claim 49, wherein said actuator means comprises a coil. A disk drive as claimed in claim 49, wherein said actuator means comprises a permanent magnet. 50. The sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 49, wherein the magnetic coupling means includes magnets for sequentially positioning magnetic poles operably fixed to the disk and successively alternating magnetic poles. 50. The sealed cartridge of claim 49, wherein the cartridge comprises connecting means for transferring data between the head and the disk drive. 54. The sealed cartridge of claim 53, wherein said cartridge comprises connecting means for transferring data between said head and disk drive. 54. A sealing cartridge according to Claim 53, wherein said connecting means comprises means for transferring data using infrared wavelengths. 54. A sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 53, wherein said connecting means comprises a coil. 54. The sealed cartridge of claim 53, wherein the cartridge comprises battery means in communication with the connecting means to promote data transfer between the head and the disk drive via the connecting means. 54. The sealed cartridge of claim 53, wherein said connecting means includes delivering an electrical current into said cartridge for operating said actuator means. The sealing cartridge of claim 49, wherein the disk is sealed within the housing. 60. The sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 59, wherein the housing is filled with inert gas. 50. A sealing cartridge according to Claim 49, wherein said housing comprises a plastic outer casing, said rotatably mounting means and metal inner casing means supporting said rotatably mounting means. 50. The sealing cartridge of claim 49, wherein at least two disks are located in the housing and at least four heads are located in the housing in association with the disk. A cartridge selectively used in a disk drive, the cartridge comprising: a housing, a disk located within the housing, a head located within the housing and associated with the disk, and rotatably installing the disk within the housing. Means for movably installing the head in the cartridge such that the head is movable relative to the disk, and the disk drive allowing the disk drive to rotate the disk without physical contact with the disk drive. And a magnetic coupling means for magnetically coupling to the cartridge. 64. The cartridge of claim 63, further comprising actuator means for causing the head to traverse the disk. 65. The cartridge of claim 64, wherein said actuator means comprises a coil. 65. A cartridge as claimed in claim 64 wherein said actuator means comprises a permanent magnet. 66. The cartridge of claim 63, wherein the magnetic coupling means includes magnets for sequentially positioning magnetic poles operably fixed to the disk and successively alternating magnetic poles. 64. The cartridge of claim 63, wherein said cartridge comprises connecting means for transferring data between said head and disk drive. 69. The cartridge of claim 68, wherein said connecting means comprises means for transferring data using light. 69. The cartridge of claim 68, wherein said connecting means comprises means for transferring data using infrared wavelengths. 69. The cartridge according to claim 68, wherein said connecting means comprises a coil. 69. The cartridge of claim 68, wherein said cartridge comprises battery means in communication with said connecting means to promote data transfer between the head and the disk drive via the connecting means. 69. The cartridge of claim 68, wherein said connecting means comprises means for delivering an electrical current into said cartridge for operating said actuator means. 64. The cartridge of claim 63, wherein the disk is sealed within the housing. 75. The cartridge of claim 74, wherein said housing is filled with inert gas. 64. The cartridge of claim 63, wherein said housing comprises a plastic outer casing, said rotatably mounting means and metal inner casing means supporting said rotatably mounting means. 64. The cartridge of claim 63, wherein at least two disks are located in the housing and at least four heads are located in the housing in association with the disk. A cartridge selectively used in a disk drive, the cartridge comprising: a housing, a disk located within the housing, a head located within the housing and associated with the disk, and rotatably installing the disk within the housing. Means, a means for movably installing the head in the cartridge such that the head is movable relative to the disc, and the disc drive such that the disc drive can rotate the disc without physical contact with the disc drive. And a coupling means for coupling to the cartridge. A sealed cartridge optionally used in a disc drive, the sealed cartridge comprising: a sealed outer housing, a sealed inner housing, means for installing the inner housing inside the outer housing to protect the inner housing from impact; A disk located in the inner housing, a head located in the inner housing and associated with the disk, means for rotatably installing the disk in the inner housing, and the head so that the head can be moved relative to the disk. Means for movably installing the disc into the cartridge, actuator means for moving the head relative to the disc, and disc drive such that the disc drive can rotate the disc without physical contact with the disc drive. Sealed cartridge, characterized by magnetically composed of a magnetic coupling means for coupling connections. 80. The sealing cartridge according to claim 79, wherein said actuator means comprises a voice coil motor. 80. The apparatus of claim 79, wherein the means for movably installing includes an arm on which the head is mounted, the actuator means being a permanent magnet fixed to one of the inner housing and the arm and the other of the inner housing and the arm. A sealing cartridge comprising an electromagnet fixed to one. 80. The apparatus of claim 79, wherein the outer housing comprises first and second major flat surfaces, and wherein the magnetic coupling means are arranged adjacent to the first major flat surface and the second major flat plate. And a second magnetic coupling surface disposed proximate the surface. 79. The sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 79, comprising shutter means for covering the magnetic coupling means when the cartridge is removed from the disk drive. 84. A sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 83, wherein said shutter means is shifted toward a covering position. 80. The sealing cartridge of claim 79, wherein said magnetic coupling means includes magnets for sequentially positioning magnetic poles that are operably secured to said disk and alternating. 80. The sealed cartridge of claim 79, comprising connecting means for transferring data between the head and the disk drive. 87. The sealed cartridge of claim 86, wherein said connecting means comprises means for transferring data using light. 87. The cartridge of claim 86, wherein said connecting means comprises means for transferring data using infrared wavelengths. 87. A sealing cartridge according to claim 86, wherein said connecting means comprises a coil. 86. A sealing cartridge as claimed in claim 86, comprising battery means in communication with the connecting means for promoting data transfer between the head and the disk drive via the connecting means. 80. The sealing cartridge of claim 79, wherein the disk is sealed in the inner housing. 80. The sealing cartridge of claim 79, wherein the inner housing is filled with inert gas. A sealed cartridge optionally used in a disk drive, the seal cartridge comprising: a sealed housing, a disk located in the housing, a head located in the housing and associated with the disk and installed on an arm, the disk being mounted to the housing. Means for rotatably installing in the means, means for rotatably installing the arm in the housing such that the head is movable relative to the disc, positioned in the housing and moving the head relative to the disc, Actuator means comprising a permanent magnet fixed to one of the housing and the arm and an electromagnet installed on the other of the housing and the arm, and coupling the disk to the disk drive such that the disk drive can rotate the disk. Ring linker Sealed cartridge, characterized in the ring consists of means. 95. The apparatus of claim 93, wherein the coupling means comprises coupling means for magnetically coupling the disk to the disk drive such that the disk drive can rotate the disk without being in physical contact with the disk drive. Sealing cartridge made. 94. The sealing cartridge according to claim 93, wherein said actuator means comprises a voice coil motor. A cartridge selectively used in a disc drive, the cartridge comprising: an outer housing, an inner housing, means for installing the inner housing inside the outer housing to protect the inner housing from impact, and in the housing And a means for rotatably installing the disc in the housing, and a means for coupling the disc to the disc drive such that the disc drive can rotate the disc. ※ Note: The disclosure is based on the initial application.