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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jagmohan S Kukreja, Claremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360106 ;
Abstract
A floppy disk magnetic information storage and retrieval unit having a magnetic read/write head carriage and apparatus for shifting the carriage radially with respect to the floppy disk to effect data transfer with selectable tracks on the disk. The carriage shifting apparatus includes a lead screw shaft; a carriage nut arranged on the shaft and moveable axially when the shaft is rotated; and a stepper motor having a permanent magnet rotor arranged coaxially with, and rigidly attached to one end of the shaft. Two bearings are provided to hold the shaft and rotor combination at opposite ends of the shaft.