发明名称 |
Disk drive employing method of unlatching actuator arm using VCM voltage limiting circuit to limit actuator arm velocity |
摘要 |
A disk drive employs a method of unlatching an actuator arm from a latch restraining the actuator arm in a disk drive. The disk drive includes a first node, a second node, and a voice coil motor (VCM) coupled to the actuator arm. The VCM includes a coil connected between the first node and the second node. The method includes applying a voltage between the first node and the second node to cause current to flow through the coil in order to move the actuator arm away from the latch at a variable actuator arm velocity. The method includes temporarily activating a VCM velocity control signal to enable a VCM voltage limiting circuit connected in parallel with the coil between the first node and the second node. The method further includes limiting the voltage applied across the coil to a predetermined VCM voltage level with the enabled VCM voltage limiting circuit in order to limit the actuator arm velocity.
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申请公布号 |
US6496324(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2002.12.17 |
申请号 |
US19990342795 |
申请日期 |
1999.06.29 |
申请人 |
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
发明人 |
GOLOWKA DANIEL M.;SUCKLING DAVID M. |
分类号 |
G11B5/54;G11B21/12;G11B21/22;(IPC1-7):G11B5/596 |
主分类号 |
G11B5/54 |
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