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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2007
Applicant:
Kazuki Kajikawa, Daito, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuki Kajikawa, Daito, JP;
Assignee:
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control portion instructs supply of an offset voltage while a disk remains stopped at the time of start. While the disk remains stopped at the time of start, a differential operational amplifier detects a voltage difference between a first voltage supply line and a second voltage supply line. When the absolute value of the voltage difference output by the differential operational amplifier is equal to or lower than a prescribed threshold value, a failure determination portion determines that a spindle motor has shorted out.