US5331486A
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Disk unit with a device to divert leads from the head
Assignee: Toshiba Storage Device Corp
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Filing: 1993-05-27
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2013-05-27
Abstract
Abstract In a disk unit containing in a predesignated size, an arm, read/write heads secured to an end of arm, a printed circuit board, and leads connecting read/write heads to the printed circuit board, the disk unit of the present invention is realized by: employing a straight-type arm in place of a conventional dog-leg shaped arm; providing a structure for mounting a printed circuit board on a side of the disk unit where a space is made by employing the straight-type arm; moving a printed circuit board conventionally mounted above the disks to the above-mentioned space, thus evacuating the upper part of the disks; and providing additional disks in the above-mentioned evacuated upper part of the disks to increase storage capacity of a disk unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiyuki Hachiya
- 👤 Kazunori Tochiyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:55
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B33/121; G11B25/00; G11B25/04; G11B25/043; G11B5/00; G11B5/48; G11B5/4806; G11B5/4846; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K1/14; H05K1/147; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A disk unit comprising: a disk having a rotational axis thereof; a read/write head, positioned onto said disk, for reading information out and/or writing information on said disk; an arm, connected at one end to a rotational axis and at the other end to said readwrite head, for rotating said read/write head to a desired position of said disk; a printed circuit board; a flexible printed circuit board connecting said read/write head to said printed circuit board, said flexible printed circuit board having a first position extending along said arm and a second position extending away from said arm to said printed circuit board; and diverting means, connected to said arm, for changing said flexible printed circuit board from the first position to the second position and for changing a route the second position follows.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A disk unit comprising: a disk having a rotational axis thereof; a read/write head, positioned onto said disk, for reading information out and/or writing information on said disk; an arm, connected at one end to a rotational axis and at the other end to said readwrite head, for rotating said read/write head to a desired position of said disk; a printed circuit board; a flexible printed circuit board connecting said read/write head to said printed circuit board, said flexible printed circuit board having a first position extending along said arm and a second position extending away from said arm to said printed circuit board; and diverting means, connected to said arm, for changing said flexible printed circuit board from the first position to the second position and for changing a route the second position follows.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A disk unit according to claim 1, wherein said diverting means is an L-shaped fitting.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A disk unit according to claim 2 further comprising a locking plate which presses said flexible printed circuit board against said L-shaped fitting.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A disk unit according to claim 3 further comprising a pin which locks said locking plate to said L-shaped fitting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
60 words
A disk unit according to claim 1 further comprising a housing having a wall provided in parallel with the rotational axis of said disk, the wall having a depressed portion, and said printed circuit board connected to said read/write head and located in said depressed portion, said printed circuit board extending in parallel with he rotational axis of said disk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A disk unit according to claim 5 wherein said printed circuit board mounts circuits which receive and send read/write signals from/to said read/write head.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A disk unit according to claim 5 wherein said diverting means is provided on a side of said arm which faces said depressed portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A disk unit according to claim 5 wherein said disk includes a plurality of disks and said read/write head includes a plurality of read/write heads.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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