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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1994
Neville K Lee, Sherborn, MA (US);
Hisashi Katao, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a read/write head of a data storage disk. The cleaning apparatus comprises a mounting base mounted adjacent to the disk. The base includes a V-shaped lever mechanism for rotating a cleaning pad. The V-shaped lever mechanism is activated by an actuator arm for positioning the read/write head as the arm moves the read/write head across a cleaning surface of the pad. A loading ramp is used to vertically position the head relative to the cleaning pad. The V-shaped lever mechanism can be used with either a rotary or linear actuator. The cleaning pad can have a brush with bristles, or a foamed backed cloth. The cleaning pad is particularly suited for read/write heads having a grooved air-bearing surface likely to collect dust.