Apparatus, systems and processes for reducing a hard disk drive's access time and concomitant power optimization

摘要

Rotational latency is reduced in a standard conventional form factor HDD system by replacing, for example—the prior art rotary arm actuator of a conventional HDD, with one or more belts and pulleys and one or more read/write heads mounted on, or otherwise associated with the belts. Multiple scaled iterations facilitate energy savings and power optimized systems, without compromise to data access performance.

主权项

1. A process for mounting and moving read/write heads on a belt within a standard form factor in proximity to a data recording surface comprising, in combination:
rotatably mounting a set of pulleys to a chassis, whereby the pulleys are rotated by the action of a voice coil and controlled by a controller; tensioning a belt around the pulleys; and; mounting a plurality of read/write heads directly to the belt.