Disk file access mechanism
CA 1068399 A · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Wilson, David R.; Herring, George D.
Overview
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Abstract of the Disclosure An access mechanism for a vertical stack of magnetic disks including a mechanism carriage moveable back and forth horizontally by a prime mover an access, arm having a magnetic head adjacent its end and carried by a carriage moveable along slide shafts mounted in the mechanism carriage at an angle with respect to horizontal and a stop against which the access arm carriage moves whereby the access arm moves vertically along the periphery of the disk stack as the movement of the mechanism carriage progresses after contact of the access arm carriage with the stop. A pawl carried by the mechanism carriage coacts with ratchet teeth carried by the access arm carriage …
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- Granted December 18, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 18, 1996.
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