US4667524A
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Carriage driving machanism
Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-24
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Granted: 1987-05-26
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Expires: 2005-05-24
Abstract
Abstract Herein disclosed is a carriage driving mechanism for use with a floppy disc drive or the like to drive a carriage carrying a magnetic head so that the magnetic head may be driven to a desired track on the floppy disc to record or read out data in or from a floppy disc. The carriage driving mechanism comprises: a drive shaft having a helical guide groove in its outer circumference; a prime mover for turning the drive shaft; a guide shaft extending in parallel with the drive shaft; a carriage mounted slidably on the guide shaft; and a follower carried on the carriage and engaging with the guide groove of the drive shaft. A spring member is carried on the carriage to mount the follower thereon so that the follower may have its tip guided elastically by the guide groove of the drive shaft.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyoshi Kozawa
- 👤 Takamichi Fuke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:22
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521; F; F16; F16H; F16H25/00; F16H25/18; F16H25/20; F16H25/24; F16H25/2409; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19642; Y10T74/19698; Y10T74/19702; Y10T74/19721
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
173 words
In a carriage driving mechanism comprising a drive shaft having a helical guide groove on its outer circumference, a prime mover for turning said drive shaft, a guide shaft extending in parallel with said drive shaft, a carriage mounted slidably on said guide shaft, and a follower carried on a portion of said carriage and engaged in the guide groove of said drive shaft, the improvement comprising a leaf spring mounting said follower on said carriage portion wherein said leaf spring has a central plate portion parallel to said shaft axis to which said follower is fixed, and two mounting plate portions extending from both ends of said central plate portion in a direction perpendicular to said drive shaft in a plane defined by said drive shaft and guide shaft, whereby said follower is mounted to said carriage portion such that it can be elastically deformed in said perpendicular direction but not in a driving direction of said drive shaft or in a direction normal to said plane defined by said drive shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
173 words
In a carriage driving mechanism comprising a drive shaft having a helical guide groove on its outer circumference, a prime mover for turning said drive shaft, a guide shaft extending in parallel with said drive shaft, a carriage mounted slidably on said guide shaft, and a follower carried on a portion of said carriage and engaged in the guide groove of said drive shaft, the improvement comprising a leaf spring mounting said follower on said carriage portion wherein said leaf spring has a central plate portion parallel to said shaft axis to which said follower is fixed, and two mounting plate portions extending from both ends of said central plate portion in a direction perpendicular to said drive shaft in a plane defined by said drive shaft and guide shaft, whereby said follower is mounted to said carriage portion such that it can be elastically deformed in said perpendicular direction but not in a driving direction of said drive shaft or in a direction normal to said plane defined by said drive shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A carriage driving mechanism according to claim 1, wherein said carriage portion has two side mounting surfaces against which said mounting plate portions are supported, and further comprising reinforcing means mounted so as to abut against an outer side of each mounting plate portion on each of said side mounting surfaces for preventing said leaf spring from being elastically deformed in the driving direction of said carriage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A carriage driving mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising rotation stopping means for mounting said mounting plate portions of said leaf spring to said carriage portion such that it is prevented from any rotation.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-05-25 | 1990-11-24 | 1991-05-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-05-25 | 1994-11-24 | 1995-05-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-05-25 | 1998-11-24 | 1999-05-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |