公开(公告)号：CA2167595A1

公开(公告)日：1995-02-02

申请号：CA2167595

申请日：1994-07-11

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： IFTIKAR SYED H ,  THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  KAY TEONG-HOE ,  GUERINI ALBERT J

IPC: G11B17/03 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B17/022

Abstract: A disk drive (30) for receiving a removable cartridge (200) having a recess (266, 270) formed in an exterior surface thereof, and an engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism (56) is located in that recession. The drive possesses a handle (58) having a lever (70) which extends into the recess to contact the engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism, whereby further movement of the handle causes the mounting mechanism to move in such a manner that a disk assembly within the removable cartridge is positioned over a spindle motor (54) of the drive for mounting thereto. Other features such as position sensors and enhanced cartridge positioning mechanisms are also provided.

公开(公告)号：GB2280300A

公开(公告)日：1995-01-25

申请号：GB9414199

申请日：1994-07-14

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： IFTIKAR SYED H ,  THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  KAY TEONG-HOE ,  GUERINI ALBERT J

IPC: G11B17/03 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B17/02

Abstract: A hard disk drive for receiving a removable cartridge having a recess formed in an exterior surface thereof, and an engaging surface of disk assembly mounting mechanism located in that recession. The drive possesses a handle 70 having a lever which extends into the recess to contact the engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism, whereby further movement of the handle causes the mounting mechanism to move in such a manner that a disk assembly within the removable cartridge is positioned over a spindle motor of the drive for mounting thereto. Other features such as position sensors and enhanced cartridge positioning mechanisms are also provided.

公开(公告)号：AU7359794A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-20

申请号：AU7359794

申请日：1994-07-11

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： IFTIKAR SYED H ,  THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  KAY TEONG-HOE ,  GUERINI ALBERT J

IPC: G11B17/03 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B17/022

Abstract: A hard disk drive for receiving a removable cartridge having a recess formed in an exterior surface thereof, and an engaging surface of disk assembly mounting mechanism located in that recession. The drive possesses a handle 70 having a lever which extends into the recess to contact the engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism, whereby further movement of the handle causes the mounting mechanism to move in such a manner that a disk assembly within the removable cartridge is positioned over a spindle motor of the drive for mounting thereto. Other features such as position sensors and enhanced cartridge positioning mechanisms are also provided.

公开(公告)号：EP0722606A4

公开(公告)日：1997-02-26

申请号：EP94922524

申请日：1994-07-11

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： IFTIKAR SYED H ,  THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  KAY TEONG-HOE ,  GUERINI ALBERT J

IPC: G11B17/03 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B17/022

CPC classification number: G11B17/041 ,  G11B23/0318 ,  G11B25/043

Abstract: A disk drive (30) for receiving a removable cartridge (200) having a recess (266, 270) formed in an exterior surface thereof, and an engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism (56) is located in that recession. The drive possesses a handle (58) having a lever (70) which extends into the recess to contact the engaging surface of the disk assembly mounting mechanism, whereby further movement of the handle causes the mounting mechanism to move in such a manner that a disk assembly within the removable cartridge is positioned over a spindle motor (54) of the drive for mounting thereto. Other features such as position sensors and enhanced cartridge positioning mechanisms are also provided.

公开(公告)号：EP0886860A1

公开(公告)日：1998-12-30

申请号：EP96940327

申请日：1996-11-08

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  HO BIN-LUN ,  GUERINI ALBERT J ,  KAY TEONG-HOE

IPC: G11B17/04 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B17/08

CPC classification number: G11B17/041 ,  G11B17/046 ,  G11B23/0308

Abstract: A removable cartridge disk drive (100) includes a removable cartridge (20) adapted to be received by a disk drive (100) having a base plate (104) and right (102) and left (103) guide walls. The cartridge (20) inserts into the drive (100) at an angle by means of a movable slider (116) attached to one of the guide walls (102). Once inserted, the cartridge (20) is locked in and held. During operation, a rotary actuator arm (180) with adjustable angular orientation loads one or more read/write heads (182) off of a fixed ramp (176) onto the surface of a data storage disk (42) contained inside the cartridge (20). After read/write operations are finished, the head (182) is unloaded onto the fixed ramp (176) and the cartridge (20) is ejected from the drive (100) at an angle.

公开(公告)号：EP0674797A4

公开(公告)日：1995-07-31

申请号：EP93925141

申请日：1993-11-01

Applicant: SYQUEST TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： IFTIKAR SYED H ,  THOMPSON HERBERT E ,  KAY TEONG-HOE ,  GUERINI ALBERT J

IPC: G11B5/54 ,  G11B17/04 ,  G11B17/043 ,  G11B21/12 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B17/00 ,  G11B17/02 ,  G11B21/22

CPC classification number: G11B17/043 ,  G11B5/54 ,  G11B23/0308 ,  G11B23/0312 ,  G11B25/043

Abstract: A disk drive (30) conforms to the 1.8 inch form factor through use of, for example, a removable cartridge (200) which has a disk (220) mounted on the hub (226) which hub (226) is manipulatable by a multifunction handle (58) of the disk drive (30), allowing the hub (226) to be seated on the spindle motor nose (56) of the disk drive (30). The multifunction handle (58) of the drive (30) provides for a compact, high capacity design by performing cartridge hub seating operations, cartridge ejection operations, head arm assembly unlocking operations, and handle locking and unlocking operations to ensure proper operation of the disk drive (30). The disk drive (30) includes an inventive ramp (66) design which allows the head arm assembly (64) to be initially received within the cartridge (200) as the cartridge (200) is inserted into its final registration position in the disk drive receiving mechanism (53) and to be more tangent with respect to the disk (220).