US4544972A
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Swinging actuators for use in magnetic disc type memory devices
Assignee: STEDMAN MACHINE COMPANY Inc
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Filing: 1982-07-20
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Granted: 1985-10-01
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Expires: 2002-07-20
Abstract
Abstract A magnetic disc type memory device swinging actuator is constituted by a plurality of a driving assemblies juxtaposed on a stationary shaft and extending in the opposite direction. Each driving assembly include a head arm, a magnetic head mounted on one end of the head arm, a coil supporting member for supporting a flat coil and extending in the opposite direction to the head arm, and first and second permanent magnets spaced from the coil in an axial direction of the shaft and also spaced in a direction of arrangement of the flat coil. The first and second permanent magnets are magnetized in the axial direction of the shaft so that poles of opposite polarities confront the flat coil. The first and second permanent magnets are mounted on a common yoke and the flat coils are disposed in a closed magnetic flux path including the first and second permanent magnets and the yokes.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Kogure
- 👤 Takao Kakizaki
- 👤 Yasunaga Mitsuya
- 👤 Shigemitsu Oguchi
- 👤 Koji Otani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:27
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K41/00; H02K41/02; H02K41/035; H02K41/0352; H02K41/0354; H02K41/0358; G; G11; G11B; G11B21/00; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521; H02K16/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A swinging actuator for use in a magnetic memory device comprising: a stationary shaft; at least two driving assemblies juxtaposed on said stationary shaft and extending in the opposite directions on both sides of said shaft; each driving assembly including a head arm, a magnetic head mounted on one end of said head arm, a flat coil having a plane perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, a coil supporting member supporting said coil and extending on one side of said shaft opposite to said head arm; and first and second flat permanent magnets spaced from said coil in an axial direction of said shaft, said first and second flat permanent magnets being spaced in a direction of arrangement of said flat coil and magnetized in said axial direction so that poles of the opposite polarities confront said flat coil.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A swinging actuator for use in a magnetic memory device comprising: a stationary shaft; at least two driving assemblies juxtaposed on said stationary shaft and extending in the opposite directions on both sides of said shaft; each driving assembly including a head arm, a magnetic head mounted on one end of said head arm, a flat coil having a plane perpendicular to the axis of said shaft, a coil supporting member supporting said coil and extending on one side of said shaft opposite to said head arm; and first and second flat permanent magnets spaced from said coil in an axial direction of said shaft, said first and second flat permanent magnets being spaced in a direction of arrangement of said flat coil and magnetized in said axial direction so that poles of the opposite polarities confront said flat coil.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 1 which further comprises flat magnetic yokes interposed between adjacent flat coils.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 1 which further comprises spaced third and fourth flat permanent magnets disposed between the flat coils of respective driving assemblies, said third and fourth flat permanent magnets being magnetized to pass magnetic flux in the same direction through a closed magnetic flux path formed by said first and second flat permanent magnets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 1 which further comprises a nonmagnetic member surrounding said third and fourth flat permanent magnets.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 1 which further comprises a flat magnetic yoke interposed between the flat coils of respective driving assemblies, said third flat permanent magnet being magnetized to pass magnetic flux in the same direction through a closed magnetic flux path formed by said first and second flat permanent magnets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 5 wherein magnetic reluctance of a portion of said yoke is larger than the other portion of said yoke to which said third and fourth flat permanent magnets are attached.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The swinging actuator according to claims 1, 2, 3 or 5 wherein said first and second flat permanent magnets are mounted on a common flat magnetic yoke.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The swinging actuator according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein each one of said driving assemblies includes a head arm arranged on different magnetic disc planes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The swinging actuator according to claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 wherein said stationary shaft is secured to a subbase at its bottom end and coupled with the rigid magnet housing at its upper end through a connecting plate.
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