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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Leonardus P Tielemans, Eindhoven, NL;
Evert M Kamerbeek, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A data storage unit comprises a housing, an information disc which is centrically rotatable about an axis of rotation, and an electrical drive unit for driving the information disc. A bearing supports the information disc and the rotor relative to the housing and a scanning unit is provided for cooperation with the information disc. The housing includes two plane-parallel main walls which are oriented transversely of the axis of rotation, which each have a contour at least substantially similar to that of the information disc, and which are interconnected by smaller side walls. The housing forms a cartridge accommodating the information disc, the electrical drive unit and the scanning unit. The information disc is disposed in a plane intersecting the electrical drive unit and the scanning unit is situated between the information disc and one of the main walls.