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Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2018
Applicant:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brian A. Johnson, Laguna Hilla, CA (US);

Jaesoo Byoun, Irvine, CA (US);

Hideaki Ito, Fujisawa, JP;

Gaku Ikedo, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/20 (2006.01); G11B 19/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/02 (2013.01); G11B 5/5547 (2013.01);
Abstract

A data storage device is disclosed comprising a spindle motor configured to rotate a disk, and a first voice coil motor (VCM) configured to actuate a head over the disk. During at least fifty percent of a seek of the head over the disk, a spindle control signal is generated based on a continuous function of a current flowing through the first VCM, and the spindle control signal is applied to the spindle motor.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Johnson, Brian. (2019). Data storage device adjusting spindle motor current based on continuous function of voice coil current during seek (U.S. Patent No. 10176840). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10176840

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