发明名称 |
Voice coil driven positioner for coarse and fine positioning of magnetic head in multi-track tape drive |
摘要 |
A voice coil driven positioner is provided for positioning the magnetic head of a tape drive relative to the tape of a removable tape cartridge. The head positioner includes a low-mass carriage that supports the head on one end and the voice coil on an opposed second end. A low friction guide mechanism guides the carriage along a precision movement path that carries the head across tracks of a supplied multi-track tape and simultaneously carries the voice coil through a flux field generated by a stator. A movable magnet is attached to the carriage and located within the hollow of the voice coil for reciprocating into a hollow passageway of the stator together with reciprocation of the voice coil into another hollow of the stator. A flux detector is attached to the stator and located compactly within the hollow passageway of the stator for detecting the position of the magnet. A programmable lookup table converts measurement signals output by the flux detector into pre-calibrated, head-position indicating signals. A platform is provided on the carriage for mounting an interferometer prism used during calibration.
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申请公布号 |
US5901008(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1999.05.04 |
申请号 |
US19970828550 |
申请日期 |
1997.03.31 |
申请人 |
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INC |
发明人 |
NAYAK, ASHOK B.;BUCKLAND, KURT A.;FEHLMANN, WALTER;DECOT, JAMES MARK;HANSON, SCOTT L. |
分类号 |
G11B5/54;G05B19/23;G05B19/35;G11B5/55;G11B5/58;G11B5/584;H02K11/00;H02K41/035;H02P25/02;(IPC1-7):G11B5/584 |
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G11B5/54 |
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