MY110421A - Method and apparatus for positioning transducers - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for positioning transducers

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Publication number
MY110421A
MY110421A MYPI91001730A MYPI19911730A MY110421A MY 110421 A MY110421 A MY 110421A MY PI91001730 A MYPI91001730 A MY PI91001730A MY PI19911730 A MYPI19911730 A MY PI19911730A MY 110421 A MY110421 A MY 110421A
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Malaysia
Prior art keywords
offset
read element
disclosed
determined
distance traveled
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MYPI91001730A
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English (en)
Inventor
Jeffrey Stephenson John
Curtis Palmer Dean
Henry Brown Dana
David Hagen Mark
Albert Cunningham Earl
William Glaser Thomas
Jack Erickson Kevin
Hunt Estry Richard
Hjalmar Ottesen Hal
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Hitachi Global Storage Tech Netherlands B V
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Publication of MY110421A publication Critical patent/MY110421A/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/56—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head support for the purpose of adjusting the position of the head relative to the record carrier, e.g. manual adjustment for azimuth correction or track centering
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B21/00—Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing
    • G11B21/02—Driving or moving of heads
    • G11B21/08—Track changing or selecting during transducing operation
    • G11B21/081—Access to indexed tracks or parts of continuous track
    • G11B21/083—Access to indexed tracks or parts of continuous track on discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B21/00—Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing
    • G11B21/02—Driving or moving of heads
    • G11B21/08—Track changing or selecting during transducing operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/488—Disposition of heads
    • G11B5/4886—Disposition of heads relative to rotating disc
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
    • G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
    • G11B5/5521—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks
    • G11B5/5526—Control therefor; circuits, track configurations or relative disposition of servo-information transducers and servo-information tracks for control thereof
    • G11B5/553—Details
    • G11B5/5534—Initialisation, calibration, e.g. cylinder "set-up"
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
    • G11B5/596—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on disks
    • G11B5/59633—Servo formatting
    • G11B5/59644—Acquisition or selection of servo format from a system reference
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B7/00—Recording or reproducing by optical means, e.g. recording using a thermal beam of optical radiation by modifying optical properties or the physical structure, reproducing using an optical beam at lower power by sensing optical properties; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B7/08—Disposition or mounting of heads or light sources relatively to record carriers

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  • Moving Of Heads (AREA)
  • Moving Of The Head To Find And Align With The Track (AREA)
  • Adjustment Of The Magnetic Head Position Track Following On Tapes (AREA)
MYPI91001730A 1990-10-02 1991-09-25 Method and apparatus for positioning transducers MY110421A (en)

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US59159690A 1990-10-02 1990-10-02

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US (1) US5682274A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0479703B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPH04232610A (enExample)
KR (1) KR960015921B1 (enExample)
CN (1) CN1028574C (enExample)
DE (1) DE69125447T2 (enExample)
HK (1) HK1000069A1 (enExample)
MY (1) MY110421A (enExample)
SG (1) SG46192A1 (enExample)
TW (1) TW226467B (enExample)

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KR960015921B1 (ko) 1996-11-23
EP0479703B1 (en) 1997-04-02
CN1028574C (zh) 1995-05-24
EP0479703A1 (en) 1992-04-08
JPH04232610A (ja) 1992-08-20
SG46192A1 (en) 1998-02-20
TW226467B (enExample) 1994-07-11
DE69125447D1 (de) 1997-05-07
CN1060919A (zh) 1992-05-06
DE69125447T2 (de) 1997-09-25
HK1000069A1 (en) 1997-11-07
KR920008679A (ko) 1992-05-28

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