US4988933A
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Head driving circuit
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-19
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Granted: 1991-01-29
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Expires: 2009-05-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a voice coil motor for moving a head for reading information from or writing information to a disk, a driving circuit for supplying current to the voice coil motor in response to a first control signal and for changing the gain of the driving circuit in response to a second control signal. The gain of the driving circuit is increased during a moving control mode (i.e. a seek mode) and decreased during a position control mode (i.e. a track-following mode).
Inventors
- 👤 Tomihisa Ogawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:25
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B7/00; G11B7/08; G11B7/085; G11B7/08505; G11B7/08517; G11B21/00; G11B21/02; G11B21/08; G11B21/081; G11B21/083; G11B21/085; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/54; G11B5/55; G11B5/5521; G11B5/5526; G11B5/553
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A head driving apparatus in a data storage apparatus, the data storage apparatus including a recording medium and a head disposed adjacent to the recording medium, comprising: a voice coil motor for moving the head to a plurality of predetermined positions adjacent to the recording medium, driving means for supplying an exciting current to said voice coil motor in response to a drive signal and a gain selection signal, gain control means for producing said gain selection signal, said gain selection signal corresponding to a high gain in a seek mode and corresponding to a low gain in a track-following mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A head driving apparatus in a data storage apparatus, the data storage apparatus including a recording medium and a head disposed adjacent to the recording medium, comprising: a voice coil motor for moving the head to a plurality of predetermined positions adjacent to the recording medium, driving means for supplying an exciting current to said voice coil motor in response to a drive signal and a gain selection signal, gain control means for producing said gain selection signal, said gain selection signal corresponding to a high gain in a seek mode and corresponding to a low gain in a track-following mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
84 words
The head driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said driving means comprises: an operation amplifier having a first terminal for receiving said drive signal and a second terminal for receiving a reference voltage and an output; a plurality of resistors for determining the gain of said operation amplifier, and a transistor including a base connected to the output of said operation amplifier, a collector connected to said voice coil motor, and an emitter connected to at least one of said plurality of resistors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The head driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium comprises a magnetic disk.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The head driving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium comprises an optical disk.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The head driving apparatus of claim 1, wherein said gain control means comprises a control unit and a digital-to-analog converter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The head driving apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a speed sensing system for sensing the speed of the head connected to the gain control means and a position sensing system for sensing the position of the head connected to the gain control means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
94 words
The head driving apparatus of claim 2, wherein said driving means further comprises: a second operational amplifier having a first terminal for receiving said drive signal and a second terminal for receiving a reference voltage and an output; a plurality of resistors for determining the gain of said operation amplifier, and a transistor including a base connected to the output of said operation amplifier, a collector connected to said voice coil motor, and an emitter connected to at least one of said plurality of decreased during a position control mode (i.e. a track-following mode).
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