Disc drive arrangement
AssigneeSyquest Technology, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Toldi, Anil Nigam, Ronald A. Crain
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Abstract
A disc drive arrangement for accessing information from and recording information onto a disc retained in a cartridge comprises a housing, a door, at least one reading and recording head, a carriage for mounting and transporting the head, and linkage operatively connecting the door to the carriage for urging said head away from the cartridge when the door is opened. As this linkage is mechanical, the head can always be urged from the disc even during power failure so that if the cartridge is removed, the head and the information on the disc are not damaged.
Claims24
A disc drive arrangement for accessing information from and recording information onto a disc retained in a cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a door;
- means for mounting the door to the housing so that said door can be moved between an opened and a closed position;
- at least one head;
- a carriage means for mounting and transporting said head;
- means for movably mounting said head to said carriage;
- means for movably mounting said carriage to said housing;
- motor means for positioning said carriage relative to said housing;
- linkage means directly connecting said door to said carriage for urging said head away from the cartridge responsive to the moving the door to the opened position.
A disc drive arrangment for accessing information from and recording information onto a disc retained in a cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a door;
- means for mounting said door to said housing so that the door can be moved between an opened and a closed position;
- at least one head;
- means for movably mounting said head to said housing;
- said mounting means including:
- a base;
- a first flexure secured to said base;
- a platform secured to said first flexure;
- a second flexure secured to said platform;
- and wherein said head is secured to second flexure;
- said disc drive arrangement including means operably connecting said door to said platform for camming said platform away from said base preparatory to the movement of one moved to an opened position.
A disc drive arrangement for accessing information from a recording information onto a disc retained in a cartridge comprising:
- a housing;
- a door;
- means for mounting the door to the housing so that the door can be moved between an opened and a closed position;
- at least one head;
- a carriage means for mounting and transporting said head;
- means for movably mounting said head to said carriage;
- means for movably mounting said carriage to said housing;
- motor means for positioning said carriage relative to said housing;
- spindle means for receiving and driving the disc;
- means fro receiving said cartridge;
- linkage means for operatively connecting said receiving means to door;
- said receiving means includes means for urging said disc onto said spindle means and then urging said cartridge away from say spindle means as said door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.