Direct access storage device with vapor phase lubricant system and a
magnetic disk having a protective layer and immobile physically bonded
lubricant layer
    1.
    发明授权
    Direct access storage device with vapor phase lubricant system and a magnetic disk having a protective layer and immobile physically bonded lubricant layer 失效
    具有气相润滑系统的直接存取装置和具有保护层和不固定物理粘合润滑剂层的磁盘

    公开(公告)号:US5331487A

    公开(公告)日:1994-07-19

    申请号:US822005

    申请日:1992-01-16

    摘要: A thin film magnetic recording disk that has a layer of lubricant bonded thereto is enclosed within a vapor phase lubricant system that operates to continuously apply lubricant vapors to the disk's bonded lubricant layer by operation of Langmuir kinetics. Lubricant vapors are selectively adsorbed on the disk, including regions of the disk where the bonded lubricant is either too thin or is entirely absent, thus minimizing failures that might be caused by such imperfections in the bonded lubricant layer. A reactive perfluoropolyether (PFPE) lubricant containing chemically active functional groups is substantially bonded onto the recording surface of the disk, for example by the application of heat. The mobile residue of this bonded lubricant layer may be left on the disk, to thereafter function as a non-bonded, mobile, lubricant layer covering the surface of the bonded lubricant layer. Alternately, the lubricant residue may be substantially removed by use of a solvent or other means, and a nonreactive lubricant, such as a nonreactive PFPE, may thereafter be topically applied onto the surface of the bonded lubricant layer, to function as a non-bonded, mobile, lubricant layer. A lubricant reservoir within the vapor phase lubricant system provides a supply of a volatile organic lubricant, such as stearic acid or reactive or a nonreactive PFPE. Lubricant vapors from this reservoir operate so as to continuously repair voids or thin areas in the disk's simplex layer of substantially bonded lubricant, or in the disk's duplex layer of bonded and mobile lubricant. Either one, two or three lubricants could be used in this tribological system.

    摘要翻译: 具有粘结了润滑剂层的薄膜磁记录盘被封闭在气相润滑系统中,该气相润滑系统通过Langmuir动力学的操作连续地将润滑剂蒸汽施加到盘的粘结润滑剂层上。 润滑剂蒸气被选择性地吸附在盘上,包括盘的区域,其中粘结的润滑剂太薄或完全不存在,从而最小化由粘合润滑剂层中的这种缺陷引起的故障。 含有化学活性官能团的反应性全氟聚醚(PFPE)润滑剂基本上例如通过加热而结合到盘的记录表面上。 该粘合润滑剂层的移动残留物可以留在盘上,此后作为覆盖粘合润滑剂层的表面的非结合的可移动的润滑剂层起作用。 或者,可以通过使用溶剂或其它方法基本上除去润滑剂残留物,然后将非反应性润滑剂(例如非反应性PFPE)局部施加到粘合的润滑剂层的表面上,起到非键合的作用 ,移动,润滑层。 气相润滑剂系统内的润滑剂储存器提供挥发性有机润滑剂,例如硬脂酸或反应性或非反应性PFPE。 来自该容器的润滑剂蒸汽操作,以便连续地修复盘的基本粘合的润滑剂的单层中的空隙或薄区域,或者在盘的粘合和移动润滑剂的双层中。 在这种摩擦学系统中可以使用一种,两种或三种润滑剂。

    Magnetic slider design for precision wear-in

    公开(公告)号:US5623383A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-22

    申请号:US269869

    申请日:1994-06-30

    IPC分类号: G11B5/60

    CPC分类号: G11B5/6005

    摘要: Method, with structure, of production of precision head/disk interfaces for near contact recording in a low viscosity liquid lubricant film. Triangular shaped bearing pads in an assembled hard drive are brought to bear upon a rotating lubricated disk to dislodge, smooth and polish any residing asperity. The triangular shape of the bearing pads sweeps away and directs to the outer edge of the disk any of the remaining fine carbon sputtering debris which is loosened as the bearing pads are drawn from the inner dimension to the outer dimension of the disk.

    Integral lubricating fluid delivery system for a flying head in a
magnetic disk storage system
    3.
    发明授权
    Integral lubricating fluid delivery system for a flying head in a magnetic disk storage system 失效
    用于磁盘存储系统中飞头的整体润滑液输送系统

    公开(公告)号:US5396383A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-07

    申请号:US997098

    申请日:1992-12-29

    摘要: An integrated head-suspension-wick system having lubrication, including a bearing area at one end that holds a magnetic transducer against the disk. The invention provides wicking grooves in the integrated head-suspension-wick arm. The grooves are shaped to cause capillary forces to pull the lubricant from the supply wick on the arm, along the suspension of the bearing area. This ensures that the disk area under the head will not go dry regardless of storage duration or conditions. When the disk is running, the wick continues to conduct lubricant to the disk surface.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有润滑的集成头悬挂灯芯系统,包括在一端具有将磁换能器保持在盘上的轴承区域。 本发明在集成的头悬挂芯臂中提供了芯吸槽。 凹槽被成形为使得毛细管力沿着轴承区域的悬架将润滑剂从臂上的供油芯拉出。 这可以确保头部下方的磁盘区域不会干燥,无论存储时间或条件如何。 当磁盘运行时,灯芯继续将润滑剂导向磁盘表面。

    Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near contact magnetic recording
    4.
    发明授权
    Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near contact magnetic recording 失效
    用于近接触磁记录的伺服控制润滑剂厚度

    公开(公告)号:US5309301A

    公开(公告)日:1994-05-03

    申请号:US998701

    申请日:1992-12-30

    摘要: The lubricant film for a near contact magnetic recording device is maintained by a closed loop servo control for a recirculating lubricant supply system. A reservoir closely overlies the disk data surface and includes a heater for controlling the temperature difference between the reservoir and the disk surface. Decreasing the heater current reduces the film thickness and increasing the heater current increases the film thickness. A wick system gathers lubricant from within the disk enclosure, which may have been spun off the disk or condensed from the lubricant laden atmosphere and returns the lubricant by capillary action to the reservoir. Further, the reservoir includes two portions which are independently controllable. The first overlies the data band of the disk and the second overlies the start/stop zone and the head when the latter is not operational and parked at the nonoperating location. The start/stop zone reservoir can be used to increase the localized film thickness when the head is coming to rest on the disk surface and during start-up to prevent wear between head and disk.

    摘要翻译: 通过用于再循环润滑剂供应系统的闭环伺服控制来维持近接触磁记录装置的润滑膜。 储存器紧密地覆盖盘数据表面,并且包括用于控制储存器和盘表面之间的温度差的加热器。 降低加热器电流降低了膜厚度并增加了加热器电流,增加了膜厚度。 灯芯系统从磁盘盒中收集润滑剂,该磁盘盒可能已经从磁盘中脱落或者从载有润滑剂的气氛中冷凝,并通过毛细管作用将润滑剂返回到储存器。 此外,储存器包括独立可控的两个部分。 第一个覆盖磁盘的数据带,第二个覆盖起始/停止区域和头部,当后者不可操作并停放在非操作位置时。 启动/停止区域储存器可以用于当头部静止在盘表面上时以及启动期间增加局部膜厚度,以防止头部和盘片之间的磨损。

    Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near magnetic recording
    5.
    发明授权
    Servo controlled lubricant thickness for near magnetic recording 失效
    用于近磁记录的伺服控制润滑剂厚度

    公开(公告)号:US5543983A

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-06

    申请号:US236437

    申请日:1994-05-02

    摘要: The lubricant film for a near contact magnetic recording device is maintained by a closed loop servo control for a recirculating lubricant supply system. A reservoir closely overlies the disk data surface and includes a heater for controlling the temperature difference between the reservoir and the disk surface. Decreasing the heater current reduces the film thickness and increasing the heater current increases the film thickness. A wick system gathers lubricant from within the disk enclosure, which may have been spun off the disk or condensed from the lubricant laden atmosphere and returns the lubricant by capillary action to the reservoir. Further, the reservoir includes two portions which are independently controllable. The first overlies the data band of the disk and the second overlies the start/stop zone and the head when the latter is not operational and parked at the nonoperating location. The start/stop zone reservoir can be used to increase the localized film thickness when the head is coming to rest on the disk surface and during start-up to prevent wear between head and disk.

    摘要翻译: 通过用于再循环润滑剂供应系统的闭环伺服控制来维持近接触磁记录装置的润滑膜。 储存器紧密地覆盖盘数据表面,并且包括用于控制储存器和盘表面之间的温度差的加热器。 降低加热器电流降低了膜厚度并增加了加热器电流,增加了膜厚度。 灯芯系统从磁盘盒中收集润滑剂,该磁盘盒可能已经从磁盘中脱落或者从载有润滑剂的气氛中冷凝,并通过毛细管作用将润滑剂返回到储存器。 此外,储存器包括可独立控制的两个部分。 第一个覆盖磁盘的数据带,第二个覆盖起始/停止区域和头部,当后者不可操作并停放在非操作位置时。 启动/停止区域储存器可以用于当头部静止在盘表面上时以及启动期间增加局部膜厚度,以防止头部和盘片之间的磨损。

    Apparatus and method for controlling vapor phase within an enclosure
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for controlling vapor phase within an enclosure 失效
    用于控制外壳内气相的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5229899A

    公开(公告)日:1993-07-20

    申请号:US884262

    申请日:1992-05-08

    IPC分类号: G11B25/04 G11B33/14

    摘要: The vapor drain is a device that permits steady state control of the composition of the atmosphere within a substantially sealed enclosure. For any fabricated enclosure the will be sources of vapor phase molecules: molecules evaporating from a deliberately installed lubricant reservoir, molecules outgassed from components, and molecules diffusing in from the outside world. The purpose of the vapor drain is to minimize the second two classes of molecules in the composition of the enclosure atmosphere as they are considered to be contaminants. An example application is a rigid disk magnetic data storage device which requires a monomelecular layer of lubricant on the disk and slider surfaces. The vapor drains suppresses the contaminant population by capturing a portion of all three sources of molecules in the vapor phase. The vapor drain is a filter which has an active element of at least one of activated carbon, silica gel, activated alumina, synthetic zeolite, and other material with a large surface to volume ratio with the ability to adsorb vapor components from the atmosphere.

    摘要翻译: 蒸汽排放是允许在基本上密封的外壳内对气氛的组成进行稳态控制的装置。 对于任何制造的外壳,将是气相分子的来源:从故意安装的润滑剂储存器蒸发的分子,从组分脱气的分子和从外部扩散的分子。 蒸气排放的目的是使外壳气氛的组成中的第二两类分子最小化,因为它们被认为是污染物。 一个示例应用是刚性盘磁数据存储装置,其需要在盘和滑块表面上的单分子润滑剂层。 蒸汽排放通过捕获气相中所有三个分子源的一部分来抑制污染物群体。 蒸气排放是具有活性炭,硅胶,活性氧化铝,合成沸石和其它具有大的表面积与体积比的材料中的至少一种的活性元素的过滤器,其具有吸附大气中蒸气成分的能力。

    Slider bearing design for near contact magnetic recording
    8.
    发明授权
    Slider bearing design for near contact magnetic recording 失效
    滑块轴承设计用于近接触磁记录

    公开(公告)号:US5278711A

    公开(公告)日:1994-01-11

    申请号:US963785

    申请日:1992-10-20

    摘要: A rotating magnetic storage device is shown wherein the transducer and media are separated during operation by a thin film of low viscosity liquid lubricant that is recirculated from a reservoir within the head-media enclosure. Lubricant recirculation can be effected by capillary action using a wick, mechanical pumping and metering or distillation techniques. As compared to devices using air bearing separation, the transducer carrying slider has very small bearing surfaces which may be in the form of narrow rails or small depending foot elements. This enables fly heights of 2 microinches using a film of one micron thickness.

    摘要翻译: 示出了旋转磁存储装置,其中换能器和介质在操作期间被从头部介质外壳中的储存器再循环的低粘度液体润滑剂的薄膜分离。 润滑剂再循环可以通过使用芯,机械泵送和计量或蒸馏技术的毛细管作用来实现。 与使用空气轴承分离的装置相比,传感器承载滑块具有非常小的轴承表面,其可以是窄轨道或小的依赖性脚部元件的形式。 这使得使用1微米厚度的膜可以实现2微英寸的飞行高度。

    Seal for bearings in small angle oscillation applications
    9.
    发明授权
    Seal for bearings in small angle oscillation applications 失效
    小角度振动应用中的轴承密封

    公开(公告)号:US5416657A

    公开(公告)日:1995-05-16

    申请号:US922290

    申请日:1992-07-30

    摘要: A bearing seal assembly for an oscillating actuator, comprises an outer bearing raceway, an inner bearing raceway mounted concentric with the outer raceway, and an annular deformable liquid impermeable membrane having an axial length of not more than one tenth the radius thereof, an inner peripheral edge sealingly secured to the inner bearing raceway, and an outer peripheral edge sealingly secured to the outer raceway for enabling limited relative rotation between the inner raceway and the outer raceway with minimum axial distortion of said membrane. In one embodiment, the membrane is stretched to eliminate surface distortion under torsional stress. Another embodiment illustrates waves molded into the membrane for reducing torsional forces.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于摆动致动器的轴承密封组件,包括外部轴承滚道,与外部滚道同心的内部轴承滚道,以及具有不超过其半径的十分之一的轴向长度的环形可变形液体不可渗透膜, 密封地固定到内部轴承滚道的边缘,以及密封地固定到外部滚道上的外周边缘,以使得能够以最小的所述隔膜的轴向变形来限制内滚道和外滚道之间的相对旋转。 在一个实施例中,拉伸膜以消除扭转应力下的表面变形。 另一个实施例示出了模制到膜中以减少扭转力的波浪。

    Spacer ring reservoir for magnetic recording disk lubricant
    10.
    发明授权
    Spacer ring reservoir for magnetic recording disk lubricant 失效
    磁记录盘润滑剂的隔圈环

    公开(公告)号:US5381284A

    公开(公告)日:1995-01-10

    申请号:US261654

    申请日:1994-06-17

    摘要: A lubricant reservoir system for a magnetic disk near contact data storage device, which rotates in unison with the disk assembly to replace lubricant depleted from the disk surface over the life of the device, includes reservoir chambers in disk spacers with lubricant metering provided by restricted passages or textured surfaces extending radially outward from the reservoir chamber while replacement air passages extend radially inward to replace dispensed lubricant. The metered lubricant is delivered to the disk surface at a location where the surface confronting the disk is made compliant with the disk surface and the adjoining surface is beveled to form an angle of more than 90 degrees with the disk surface thereby preventing migration of lubricant away from the disk. Nonwettable surfaces may be used in metering passages, air passages, and on some beveled surfaces to further control lubricant metering. In operation, the high G forces induced by rotation cause lubricant to be metered to the disk while the same small metering passages function as a barrier when the disk assembly is not rotating.

    摘要翻译: 在接触数据存储装置附近的用于磁盘的润滑剂储存器系统,其与盘组件一致地旋转以替代在装置寿命期间从盘表面消耗的润滑剂,其中包括具有润滑剂计量的储存腔,其中润滑剂计量由限制通道 或纹理表面从储存室径向向外延伸,而替换空气通道径向向内延伸以代替分配的润滑剂。 计量润滑剂被输送到磁盘表面,在该位置处,盘对面的表面与磁盘表面一致,并且邻接表面被倒角以形成与磁盘表面大于90度的角度,从而防止润滑剂迁移 从磁盘。 不可润湿的表面可用于计量通道,空气通道和某些斜面上,以进一步控制润滑剂计量。 在操作中,由旋转引起的高G力导致润滑剂计量到盘上,而当盘组件不旋转时,相同的小计量通道用作障碍物。