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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2008
Nobuyuki Mitsunaga, Kawasaki, JP;
Noriaki Takemura, Higashine, JP;
Nobuyuki Mitsunaga, Kawasaki, JP;
Noriaki Takemura, Higashine, JP;
Toshiba Storage Device Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage apparatus including a motor for rotating a medium and a head that has a heater. The clearance between the medium and the head is controlled by expansion of the head by the heater. Some embodiments could include a monitor configured to monitor atmospheric pressure, and a controller configured to control the heater in accordance with the atmospheric pressure so as to control the clearance. Some embodiments could include a monitor configured to monitor a driving current flowing through the motor, and a controller configured to control the heater in accordance with the driving current so as to control the clearance.