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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2003
Applicants:
Ruediger Friedrich Berger, Bayreuth, DE;
Andreas Dietzel, Wallertheim, DE;
Thomas Frank, Selzen, DE;
Volker Heinrich, Wiesbaden, DE;
Inventors:
Ruediger Friedrich Berger, Bayreuth, DE;
Andreas Dietzel, Wallertheim, DE;
Thomas Frank, Selzen, DE;
Volker Heinrich, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for exactly positioning a medium mounted on a spindle is provided, whereby the apparatus comprises a device for continuously changing the angular position of said medium with respect to a predefined reference position by rotating said spindle. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a friction element for braking said spindle at a predetermined position, not allowing a swing back.