Head loading mechanism for recording and/or reproducing apparatus

Patent 4864445 Issued on September 5, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 13, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Patent References

Magnetic head loading apparatus
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Issued on: 12/23/1980
Inventor: Nishida , et al.

Movable magnetic head block assembly for a double sided flexible disk storage device
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Issued on: 12/27/1983
Inventor: Hasegawa

Carriage assembly
Patent #: 4466034
Issued on: 08/14/1984
Inventor: Newberry

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Issued on: 05/20/1986
Inventor: Nikaido , et al.

Inventor

Tezuka, Nobuo

Assignee

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Application

No. 07/145655 filed on 01/13/1988

US Classes:

360/78.04, For rotary carrier (e.g., disc)358/909.1, ELECTRONIC STILL CAMERA OR SCENE REPRODUCER360/254.1, Flexible disk360/267.1Cam

Examiners

Primary: Hecker, Stuart N.
Assistant: Bowler, Alyssa H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Toren, McGeady & Associates

International Classes

G11B 21/12 (20060101)
G11B 5/54 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1984-09-21 JP

Abstract

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus includes a recording and/or reproducing head; a head control device for moving the head along a recording surface of a medium and for shifting the head into condition away from the surface of the medium; a drive source for driving head control device; and a holding device for holding the head in the condition.