公开(公告)号：US06301082B1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-09

申请号：US08866189

申请日：1997-05-30

申请人： Ralph L. Sonderegger ,  Thomas J. Angellotti ,  David E. Jones ,  Reed J. Moody ,  Mark S. Thayne ,  Carl Hale ,  John C. Briggs

发明人： Ralph L. Sonderegger ,  Thomas J. Angellotti ,  David E. Jones ,  Reed J. Moody ,  Mark S. Thayne ,  Carl Hale ,  John C. Briggs

IPC分类号： G11B555

CPC分类号： G11B21/22 ,  G11B21/02

摘要： An improved disk drive includes an improved operating system, an improved eject system, an improved head retract system and an improved motor loading system. In a preferred embodiment of the operating system it includes a motor, an eject crank, a head crank and an actuator. The output of the motor can be selectively controlled by the actuator to power either the eject crank or the head crank. Powering the head crank, causes the disk drive heads to move, and powering the eject crank causes a disk cartridge to be ejected from the disk drive. The motor loading system may have a disk drive motor having a threaded exterior and a member extending from the exterior to interface with the eject system. Additionally, this motor loading system may include an aperture in the chassis of the disk drive that has a threaded ring running around the circumference of the aperture and a spring extending from the threaded ring. The disk drive motor can be inserted into the aperture in the chassis with the member depressing the spring. The disk drive motor can then be rotated to mate the threads of the disk drive motor with the threaded ring. When rotated, the slotted member releases the spring. The spring prevents rotation of the disk drive motor past a predetermined point and thereby prevents the motor from becoming dislodged from the chassis. When inserted into the disk drive, the motor can be moved between a loaded and an unloaded position.

摘要翻译： 改进的磁盘驱动器包括改进的操作系统，改进的弹出系统，改进的磁头缩回系统和改进的电机装载系统。 在操作系统的优选实施例中，它包括马达，弹出曲柄，头部曲柄和致动器。 电动机的输出可以由致动器选择性地控制，以对弹出曲柄或头部曲柄进行动力。 为头部曲柄供电导致磁盘驱动器头移动，并为弹出曲柄供电导致磁盘盒从磁盘驱动器弹出。 马达装载系统可以具有带有螺纹外部的盘驱动马达和从外部延伸到与排出系统相接合的构件。 此外，该电动机装载系统可以包括在盘驱动器的底盘中的孔，该孔具有围绕孔的圆周延伸的螺纹环和从螺纹环延伸的弹簧。 磁盘驱动电机可以插入机箱的孔中，同时按下弹簧。 然后可以旋转磁盘驱动器电机以使盘驱动器电机的螺纹与螺纹环配合。 当旋转时，开槽构件释放弹簧。 弹簧防止磁盘驱动电动机旋转超过预定点，从而防止电动机从底盘移开。 当插入磁盘驱动器时，电机可以在加载位置和卸载位置之间移动。

公开(公告)号：US5912786A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-15

申请号：US656718

申请日：1996-06-03

申请人： Carl F. Nicklos ,  Mark S. Thayne ,  David E. Jones ,  Ralph L. Sonderegger ,  Reed J. Moody

发明人： Carl F. Nicklos ,  Mark S. Thayne ,  David E. Jones ,  Ralph L. Sonderegger ,  Reed J. Moody

IPC分类号： G11B17/04 ,  G11B19/20

CPC分类号： G11B17/043

摘要： 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 spring biases the eject member in a direction opposite the direction of insertion of the removable disk cartridge. A motor ring assembly mounted on a chassis of the apparatus has a rotating member that rotates between an unloaded position and a loaded position. A second spring biases the rotating member toward its loaded position. A spindle motor is mounted in the motor ring assembly. The rotating member has a first cam surface, a second cam surface that extends substantially perpendicularly to the first cam surface, and a lead-in cam angle surface that extends between the first and second cam surfaces at an angle thereto. A shape memory alloy wire or other means is provided to rotate the rotating member from its loaded position toward its unloaded position. As that occurs, the second cam surface of the rotating member moves past the projection on the eject member, thereby allowing the eject member to move back toward its first position under the force of the first spring. This, in turn, allows the projection on the eject member to push against the lead-in cam angle surface of the rotating member to rotate the rotating member further toward its unloaded position.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动装置具有将磁盘盒插入磁盘驱动装置时与盘盒一起从第一位置移动到第二位置的弹出构件。 弹出构件具有形成在其上的突起。 第一弹簧沿与可移动盘盒的插入方向相反的方向偏压弹出构件。 安装在该装置的底盘上的电动机环组件具有在卸载位置和装载位置之间旋转的旋转构件。 第二弹簧将旋转构件偏压到其装载位置。 主轴电机安装在电机环组件中。 旋转构件具有第一凸轮表面，大致垂直于第一凸轮表面延伸的第二凸轮表面，以及以与其成角度在第一和第二凸轮表面之间延伸的引入凸轮角度表面。 提供形状记忆合金线或其他装置以使旋转构件从其装载位置朝向其卸载位置旋转。 这样，旋转构件的第二凸轮面移动经过弹出构件上的凸起，从而允许弹出构件在第一弹簧的力作用下向其第一位置移回。 这反过来又允许弹出构件上的突出部件推动抵靠旋转构件的引入凸轮角度表面，以使旋转构件进一步朝向其卸载位置旋转。