Global Patent Index - EP 0000946 A3

EP 0000946 A3 19790321 - APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE DATA HEAD IN A MOVING-HEAD DATA RECORDING SYSTEM

Title (en)

APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF THE DATA HEAD IN A MOVING-HEAD DATA RECORDING SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0000946 A3 19790321

Application

EP 78100748 A 19780825

Priority

US 82931277 A 19770831

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0000946A2] Two servoing functions, both operating from the data reading and recording transducer, are performed in a high performance movinghead disc drive. One servo rapidly moves the head from its current track to any other track utilizing absolute track identifying addresses recorded in the inter-sector gap between data sectors. Once located on a track, the other servo maintains head location precisely over the center of that track while data is being read or recorded employing track following information also recorded in the inter-sector gap. The resolution of transducer location is enhanced by secondary use of the track following information.

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/58; G11B 5/55; G05D 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 21/08 (2006.01); G11B 21/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 5/5547 (2013.01); G11B 5/59633 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0000946 A2 19790307; EP 0000946 A3 19790321; JP S5445113 A 19790410

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 78100748 A 19780825; JP 10692778 A 19780831