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Disk drive apparatus

CA 1311047 C · Owner: Sony Corporation · Inventors: Tsukahara, Nobuhiko

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2? -, ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, A disk drive apparatus is provided with a center positioning pin engageable with a center positioning aperture of a magnetic disk and a drive pin, establishing positioning and driving engagement with a driving and positioning opening formed in the disk. The drive pin is supported by a resilient member which is resiliently deformable and is pivotable retative to a turntable. The resilient member is preferably so arranged to cause pivotal movement of the drive pin to have substantially greater radial motion component in comparison with peripheral motion component or to, permit inclination of the drive pin relative to a vertical axis at least in a direction …

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  • Granted December 1, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 1, 2009.
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FiledJuly 17, 1986
GrantedDecember 1, 1992
Term endedDecember 1, 2009
Patent numberCA 1311047 C
Classification (IPC)G11B17/02 +2 more

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19871990199319961999200220052008Application filedJuly 17, 1986Patent grantedDec 1, 1992Term endedDec 1, 2009

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