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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:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Isao Asano, Furukawa, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360105 ; 360104 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a recording/playback apparatus, and more particularly to a recording/playback apparatus in which a cam member is provided to retract a transducer from the disk surface. The apparatus comprises a disk, a transducer, a support member for supporting the transducer, and a cam member. The cam member is formed into an arcuate shape in its half portion on the side coming into contact with the support member, and the remaining half portion of the cam member has an upper surface substantially flat.