Windage control in a dual spindle storage device having interleaved storage media

摘要

An apparatus and associated method are provided whereby first and second spindles operably rotate first and second overlapping storage discs, respectively. First and second data transfer members are operably disposed adjacent storage areas of the respective storage discs. An edge of the first disc moves in a prescribed close spatial separation from a rotating surface of the second spindle so that the second spindle strips windage, generated by the rotation of the first disc, away from the second data transfer member.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising a first spindle operably rotating a first storage disc and a second spindle operably rotating a second storage disc overlapping the first storage disc, and first and second data transfer members operably adjacent storage areas of the respective storage discs, an edge of the first disc operably moving in a prescribed close spatial separation from an operably rotating surface of the second spindle so that the second spindle strips windage, generated by the rotation of the first disc, away from the second data transfer member.