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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006

Filed:

Nov. 08, 1999
Applicants:

Katsusuke Shimazaki, Toride, JP;

Yuuji Yamazaki, Toride, JP;

Hikaru Mizutani, Minoh, JP;

Tsuyoshi Maro, Otokuni-gun, JP;

Kenji Ohta, Otokuni-gun, JP;

Hiroyoshi Takagi, Kameoka, JP;

Katsuhiro Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Katsusuke Shimazaki, Toride, JP;

Yuuji Yamazaki, Toride, JP;

Hikaru Mizutani, Minoh, JP;

Tsuyoshi Maro, Otokuni-gun, JP;

Kenji Ohta, Otokuni-gun, JP;

Hiroyoshi Takagi, Kameoka, JP;

Katsuhiro Takahashi, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi Maxell, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An optical diskis provided with a hubat the central portion of a substratel. A relationship Y/X≧0.015, preferably Y/X≧0.05 is satisfied where X is the projected area of the substrateand Y is a contact area between the huband the substrate. As result, no slippage occurs between the huband the substrateeven when they are rotated at high speed than conventional. With this higher rotational speed, the data transfer rate is improved, and irregular rotation and the camming are suppressed, thereby reducing tracking errors and write/read errors.


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