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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stefan J Malek, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
MiniScribe Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360105 ; 360 75 ;
Abstract
A head retracting/latching apparatus for a hard or floppy disc drive includes a prong which is held during power-on conditions by an electromagnet at an unlatched position out of contact with the head assembly. When power is interrupted, the head assembly is energized to move the heads to a retracted 'home' position. The prong is released by the electromagnet and moves by spring force towards a latched position contacting the head assembly to prevent its movement as long as power remains off.