SG50879A1 - Disk drive magnetic actuator latch mechanism - Google Patents

Disk drive magnetic actuator latch mechanism

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Publication number
SG50879A1
SG50879A1 SG1997002930A SG1997002930A SG50879A1 SG 50879 A1 SG50879 A1 SG 50879A1 SG 1997002930 A SG1997002930 A SG 1997002930A SG 1997002930 A SG1997002930 A SG 1997002930A SG 50879 A1 SG50879 A1 SG 50879A1
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Singapore
Prior art keywords
disk drive
latch mechanism
magnetic actuator
drive magnetic
actuator latch
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Application number
SG1997002930A
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English (en)
Inventor
Robert C Reinhart
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Ibm
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    • 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
    • G11B21/16—Supporting the heads; Supporting the sockets for plug-in heads
    • 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
    • G11B21/16—Supporting the heads; Supporting the sockets for plug-in heads
    • G11B21/22—Supporting the heads; Supporting the sockets for plug-in heads while the head is out of operative position
    • 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
    • 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
    • G11B5/60—Fluid-dynamic spacing of heads from record-carriers
    • G11B5/6005—Specially adapted for spacing from a rotating disc using a fluid cushion
    • G11B5/6011—Control of flying height
SG1997002930A 1996-10-07 1997-08-13 Disk drive magnetic actuator latch mechanism SG50879A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US08/722,432 US5734527A (en) 1996-10-07 1996-10-07 Disk drive magnetic actuator latch mechanism having a latch lever with magnetic members on each end thereof for latching and unlatching the actuator using voice coil motor magnet

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SG50879A1 true SG50879A1 (en) 1998-07-20

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US (1) US5734527A (ko)
EP (1) EP0834870B1 (ko)
KR (1) KR100278415B1 (ko)
CN (1) CN1090792C (ko)
DE (1) DE69728620T2 (ko)
MY (1) MY117379A (ko)
SG (1) SG50879A1 (ko)
TW (1) TW330283B (ko)

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EP0834870A1 (en) 1998-04-08
KR19980032171A (ko) 1998-07-25
MY117379A (en) 2004-06-30
KR100278415B1 (ko) 2001-01-15
EP0834870B1 (en) 2004-04-14
US5734527A (en) 1998-03-31
CN1180896A (zh) 1998-05-06
CN1090792C (zh) 2002-09-11
TW330283B (en) 1998-04-21
DE69728620T2 (de) 2005-04-21
DE69728620D1 (de) 2004-05-19

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