Class 360/99.09 - Movable drive

Subclass of Class 360 - Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Definition: Subject matter for moving the drive to a disk storage location.
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 09/07/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7791833	Spindle motor having a deep-drawn baseplate The invention relates to a spindle motor having a deep-drawn baseplate and an aperture to receive and secure a bearing system to rotatably support a rotor. To avoid having to machine the bearing receiving portion of the baseplate in a complex process, the invention ...	09/07/2010
7352523	Ramp unload in disc drives Embodiments of the present invention provide for apparatus and methods for performing unload operations, including enabling read/write heads to reach a desired velocity at the ramp. Embodiments of the present invention are particularly beneficial for handheld produc...	04/01/2008
7275252	Cell phone or other portable handset containing microminiature optical disc drive A microminiature optical disc drive is mounted in a cell phone or other handheld portable device to provide a large data source for playing games, movies and other digital content on the device. The optical disc drive is manufactured to an extremely small form facto...	09/25/2007
7227817	Low profile optical head An optical head of a type useable in a optical disk reader/writer is provided. The optical head has a low profile, e.g., in a vertical direction parallel to the disk spin axis, such as less than about 5 mm preferably less than about 3 mm. Substantially all component...	06/05/2007
7191153	Content distribution method and apparatus Media which stores protected content is distributed to users without the need for payment at the time of media distribution. Payment can be performed at a later time in response to which content may be enabled, and/or users may selectively pay for, and receive enabl...	03/13/2007
7089571	Optical disc drive compatible with memory card slot A disc drive designed to hold a cartridge containing an optical data storage disk is compatible with a memory card slot in a host digital electronics device such as a PDA, for example a slot designed for a Type I CompactFlash card. The disc drive contains a body ass...	08/08/2006
7089573	Information recording/reading apparatus An information recording and/or reading apparatus has a base plate, a spindle motor for rotating a disk by the output shaft perpendicular to the base plate, a rotary alignment control device for determining the rotation position of a recording/reading head of a head...	08/08/2006
7038878	Micromover configured to move a magnetic storage medium in perpendicular directions in a plane A storage device comprising a magnetic storage medium mounted in a first plane, a read and write mechanism mounted in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane and configured to write information to the magnetic storage medium, and a micromover configured t...	05/02/2006
6980652	Combination mastered and writeable medium and use in electronic internet appliance An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region of a medium with mastered content is used in connection with pa...	12/27/2005
6954017	Motor A motor of this invention is provided with a sleeve-type bearing impregnated with oil for supporting a rotor assembly including a shaft and a rotor member. A lower face of the rotor is provided with at least two peripheral wall portions, an inner peripheral wall por...	10/11/2005
6947254	Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functions A system for exchanging digital data among a plurality of hand-held computer devices. Digital signals are written by a first hand-held device to a mini-cartridge that mini-cartridge is inter-operable among a class of hand-held devices, each of which is equipped with...	09/20/2005
6914868	Low profile optical head An optical head of a type useable in a optical disk reader/writer is provided. The optical head has a low profile, e.g., in a vertical direction parallel to the disk spin axis, such as less than about 5 mm preferably less than about 3 mm. Substantially all component...	07/05/2005
6901650	Adjusting method for an optical disc apparatus A relative adjustment between an optical disc rotating mechanism and an optical pickup is adjusted by rotating a rotary member against a biasing force of an engaging projection. As the rotary member is rotated, the projection is slid for movement on an inclined surf...	06/07/2005
6785091	Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functions A system for exchanging digital data among a plurality of hand-held computer devices. Digital signals are written by a first hand-held device to a mini-cartridge that mini-cartridge is inter-operable among a class of hand-held device, each of which is equipped with ...	08/31/2004
6587304	Interchangeable cartridge data storage system for devices performing diverse functions A system for exchanging digital data among a plurality of hand-held computer devices. Digital signals are written by a first hand-held device to a mini-cartridge that mini-cartridge is inter-operable among a class of hand-held device, each of which is equ...	07/01/2003
6574071	Disk drive with helically mounted disk drive motor A disk drive receives a removable storage disk thereinto and has a frame and a disk motor helically mounted thereto for engaging the disk and applying a rotating force thereto. The motor has first threads integral therewith and the frame has second, matin...	06/03/2003
6532204	Damped turntable/disk arculately positionable relative to a head A disk recording system for disks such as videod isks or compact disks has a turntable on which the disk is supported adjacent a recording head. A shaft defining the axis of rotation of the turntable rotates in a bearing and that bearing is itself movable...	03/11/2003
6154431	Recording and reproducing apparatus A recording and reproducing apparatus having a holder for holding an inserted cartridge with a recording medium stored therein in which a recording medium is loaded or unloaded at the recording and reproducing position for recording and/or reproducing inf...	11/28/2000
6021885	Rotary drive device with axially movable receptacle A rotary drive device for a flat object which is transported by a conveyance means to a processing station. At the processing station the object is rotated about an axis orthogonal to its surface extension by the rotary drive device. The rotary drive devi...	02/08/2000
5999366	Adjustable disk chucking mechanism for handling different sized disks A mechanism for chucking a disk with a first and a second roller includes a base plate provided substantially at a right angle to a surface of the disk, and a first and a second rod that are spaced apart and which move along the base plate either toward o...	12/07/1999
5912786	Disk drive apparatus having an improved spindle motor loading mechanism A disk drive apparatus has an eject member that moves in tandem with a disk cartridge from a first position to a second position upon insertion of the disk cartridge into the disk drive apparatus. The eject member has a projection formed thereon. A first ...	06/15/1999
5872680	Disk drive seal attached to a motor ring flange A seal is coupled to a movable member in a disk drive for sealing an opening in a chassis over which the movable member passes. The seal comprises a first layer of foam attached to the movable member, and a second layer of low-friction plastic attached to...	02/16/1999
5834084	Disc drive flex assembly having a low particulating circuit board A low particulating circuit board for a disc drive flex assembly, and a method for forming the same, are disclosed. The circuit board comprises a conductive metal substrate which has sufficient thickness to provide mechanical support and backplane suppres...	11/10/1998
5798999	Damped turntable/disk arculately positionable relative to a head A disk recording system for disks such as videodisks or compact disks has a turntable on which the disk is supported adjacent a recording head. A shaft defining the axis of rotation of the turntable rotates in a bearing and that bearing is itself movable ...	08/25/1998
5744881	Spindle motor, and its rotor yoke manufacturing method A drive magnet unit is fixedly mounted on the inner cylindrical surface of the cylindrical portion of a rotor yoke which is fixedly mounted on a hub, in such a manner that the drive magnet unit confronts a stator core. The rotor yoke has an annular portio...	04/28/1998
5638233	Magnetic disk drive motor having a fixed shaft with circumferential grooves for integrating the bearing therewith and having a disc abutting the outer ring of the bearing A magnetic disc drive motor contains a frame; a fixed shaft mounted on the frame and provided with two circumferential grooves; a bearing member including: a plurality of balls disposed in the circumferential grooves; upper and lower roller rings mounted ...	06/10/1997
5583715	Image data communication apparatus There is disclosed an image data communicating apparatus which has a floppy disc drive and can store communication image data onto a floppy disc. The apparatus has a clock circuit, a memory, and a comparator and calculates the elapsed time at which the fl...	12/10/1996
5543984	Disk drive with fluid bearing, bearing plate and disk-moving mechanism A disk drive apparatus having a fluid bearing, an enclosure, a fixed shaft, a hub, a working fluid, spiral grooves, a disk, a head, and an axial-gap three-phase brushless motor. The shaft has two ends and a peripheral surface. The hub has a first inner su...	08/06/1996
5535072	Removable cartridge disk drive with cartridge interlocking and spindle motor telescoping mechanisms A disk drive 50 for receiving a removable cartridge 52 containing a disk 256 for storing data. The disk drive 50 includes a spindle motor 102 for engaging and causing the disk 256 of the cartridge 52 to spin at an appropriate speed and a mechanism 168 for...	07/09/1996
5276558	Electronic information tag An apparatus and method for automatically self-configuring a disk drive to a disk duplicating machine and master image to be reproduced. A printed circuit board for the disk drive includes a non-volatile memory for storing information relating to the disk...	01/04/1994
5146450	Method and apparatus for bearing to comb attachment Disclosed is a method and apparatus for attaching a bearing cartridge to an actuator arm assembly in a disk drive. The bearing cartridge includes the actuator shaft, an outer sleeve and a set of bearings. The actuator arm assembly has a bore therein which...	09/08/1992
5053903	Disk clamp positioning apparatus for information storage disk drive system In an optical or magneto-optical disk drive system adapted to receive a shuttered disk cartridge, interference between the disk clamp and the shutter during cartridge insertion is obviated by securing the clamp onto a sliding mount plate which is normally...	10/01/1991
4965685	Removable cartridge disc drive with radial arm voice coil actuator A disc drive 20 includes a tray assembly 34 for positively seating and locking a cartridge 21 onto a spindle motor 82. The drive 20 includes heads 108, 110 mounted on a radial arm voice coil actuator assembly 112 and appropriate mechanisms including the a...	10/23/1990
4658944	Disc clutch mechanism for a magnetic disc apparatus of cartridge type A magnetic disc clutch mechanism comprises a housing for receiving a cartridge in which a magnetic disc is rotatably disposed. The housing has a base, an opening, and a door movable to close and open the opening. A spindle assembly is slidably mounted on ...	04/21/1987
4571646	Magnetic disk drive having a movable drive motor A magnetic disk drive has a drive motor mounted on a yoke which is rotatable about a pivot in the drive. A bezel member mounted on the end of the yoke normally closes the opening in the disk drive through which a cartridge is inserted. As this bezel membe...	02/18/1986
4338642	Drive belt release mechanism for magnetic disk drives A drive belt release mechanism for magnetic disk drives for disengaging a drive belt from and engaging a drive belt onto a spindle drive pulley. To disengage the belt, the mechanism lifts the belt from the drive pulley and simultaneously permits the drive...	07/06/1982

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Class 360/99.09 - Movable drive