High density disk drive with magnetic clutch and a removable cartridge
CA 2000477 A1 · Owner: Syquest Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Iftikar, Syed H.; Mandish, John J.
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A disc drive 20 including a spindle motor assembly 42 having a magnetic clutch plate 46 and an actuator 47 receives a hermetically sealed cartridge 22 containing a plurality of discs 72, 74 with associated heads 80, 81 mounted in the cartridge 22. Associated with an arm assembly 84 which supports heads 80 81 is, a component 50 for use with the actuator 47. With the cartridge 22 inserted in the drive 20, the actuator 47 operates to a cause the heads 80, 81 to traverse relative to the discs 72, 74 as the spindle motor assembly 42 uses a magnetic field to engage a magnetic plate 77 associated with cartridge 22 in order to spin the discs 72, 74. Data transfer connectors 52 54 axe, associated …
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- Filed October 11, 1989. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 11, 2009.
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