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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Masayuki Katagiri, Nagano, JP;
Sigeru Kasai, Nagano, JP;
Makoto Fujishima, Nagano, JP;
Hisashi Fukuzawa, Nagano, JP;
Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A floppy disk rotating drive mechanism having a metal drive pin configured to withstand high speeds and to prevent damage to a disk by the pin when the disk is chucked. The drive mechanism has a rotation center shaft to engage the center hole in the floppy disk, a rotating unit that rotates with the rotation center shaft, a chucking lever pivotally supported on one end by the rotating unit and provided with the drive pin on the other end. The disk is rotated when the drive pin engages the drive pin engaging hole in the disk positioned eccentrically from the center hole. The drive pin is made of stainless steel and has an inclined upper surface that is higher on an outside portion farther away from the rotating shaft than on an inside portion nearer the rotating shaft. The outer portion of upper surface of the drive pin is also provided with a chamfered section. A front portion of the drive pin in the leading direction of the rotation has curved surface and a back portion of the drive pin has a flat surface.