GB2343988B - Disk and drive system and methods with carbon overcoat for load/unload applications - Google Patents

Disk and drive system and methods with carbon overcoat for load/unload applications

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Publication number
GB2343988B
GB2343988B GB0002267A GB0002267A GB2343988B GB 2343988 B GB2343988 B GB 2343988B GB 0002267 A GB0002267 A GB 0002267A GB 0002267 A GB0002267 A GB 0002267A GB 2343988 B GB2343988 B GB 2343988B
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Prior art keywords
disk
load
methods
drive system
carbon overcoat
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB0002267A
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GB0002267D0 (en
Inventor
Zine-Eddine Boutaghou
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Seagate Technology LLC
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Seagate Technology LLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/62—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B5/72—Protective coatings, e.g. anti-static or antifriction
    • G11B5/727—Inorganic carbon protective coating, e.g. graphite, diamond like carbon or doped carbon
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/0014—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form
    • G11B23/0021—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/62—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B5/73—Base layers, i.e. all non-magnetic layers lying under a lowermost magnetic recording layer, e.g. including any non-magnetic layer in between a first magnetic recording layer and either an underlying substrate or a soft magnetic underlayer
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/74—Record carriers characterised by the form, e.g. sheet shaped to wrap around a drum
    • G11B5/82—Disk carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/84—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/84—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers
    • G11B5/8404—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for manufacturing record carriers manufacturing base layers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B11/00—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B11/10—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field
    • G11B11/105—Recording on or reproducing from the same record carrier wherein for these two operations the methods are covered by different main groups of groups G11B3/00 - G11B7/00 or by different subgroups of group G11B9/00; Record carriers therefor using recording by magnetic means or other means for magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier, e.g. light induced spin magnetisation; Demagnetisation by thermal or stress means in the presence or not of an orienting magnetic field using a beam of light or a magnetic field for recording by change of magnetisation and a beam of light for reproducing, i.e. magneto-optical, e.g. light-induced thermomagnetic recording, spin magnetisation recording, Kerr or Faraday effect reproducing
    • G11B11/10582—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material or by the structure or form
    • G11B11/10584—Record carriers characterised by the selection of the material or by the structure or form characterised by the form, e.g. comprising mechanical protection elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
    • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G11B19/04—Arrangements for preventing, inhibiting, or warning against double recording on the same blank or against other recording or reproducing malfunctions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B21/00—Head arrangements not specific to the method of recording or reproducing
    • G11B21/02—Driving or moving of heads
    • G11B21/12—Raising and lowering; Back-spacing or forward-spacing along track; Returning to starting position otherwise than during transducing operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/0057—Intermediate mediums, i.e. mediums provided with an information structure not specific to the method of reproducing or duplication such as matrixes for mechanical pressing of an information structure ; record carriers having a relief information structure provided with or included in layers not specific for a single reproducing method; apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
    • G11B23/0064—Intermediate mediums, i.e. mediums provided with an information structure not specific to the method of reproducing or duplication such as matrixes for mechanical pressing of an information structure ; record carriers having a relief information structure provided with or included in layers not specific for a single reproducing method; apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture mediums or carriers characterised by the selection of the material
    • G11B23/0071—Intermediate mediums, i.e. mediums provided with an information structure not specific to the method of reproducing or duplication such as matrixes for mechanical pressing of an information structure ; record carriers having a relief information structure provided with or included in layers not specific for a single reproducing method; apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture mediums or carriers characterised by the selection of the material additional layers for lubrication or wear protection
GB0002267A 1997-08-18 1998-05-22 Disk and drive system and methods with carbon overcoat for load/unload applications Expired - Fee Related GB2343988B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US5591397P 1997-08-18 1997-08-18
PCT/US1998/009901 WO1999009548A1 (en) 1997-08-18 1998-05-22 Disk and drive system and methods with carbon overcoat for load/unload applications

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GB2343988A GB2343988A (en) 2000-05-24
GB2343988B true GB2343988B (en) 2002-01-09

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KR (1) KR20010023016A (en)
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WO (1) WO1999009548A1 (en)

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US4529659A (en) * 1983-11-05 1985-07-16 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation Magnetic recording member and process for manufacturing the same
US4601950A (en) * 1984-09-10 1986-07-22 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method thereof
US5202863A (en) * 1990-09-11 1993-04-13 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Magneto-optical disk unit compatible with different two types of magneto-optical disks and a magnetic-field generator suitable thereof
US5324593A (en) * 1992-02-18 1994-06-28 Hmt Technology Corporation Thin film medium with layered film gradient
US5462784A (en) * 1994-11-02 1995-10-31 International Business Machines Corporation Fluorinated diamond-like carbon protective coating for magnetic recording media devices
US5520981A (en) * 1995-04-24 1996-05-28 Hmt Technology Corporation Magnetic recording disk with overcoat thickness gradient between a data zone and a landing zone

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US4529659A (en) * 1983-11-05 1985-07-16 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Public Corporation Magnetic recording member and process for manufacturing the same
US4601950A (en) * 1984-09-10 1986-07-22 Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method thereof
US5202863A (en) * 1990-09-11 1993-04-13 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Magneto-optical disk unit compatible with different two types of magneto-optical disks and a magnetic-field generator suitable thereof
US5324593A (en) * 1992-02-18 1994-06-28 Hmt Technology Corporation Thin film medium with layered film gradient
US5462784A (en) * 1994-11-02 1995-10-31 International Business Machines Corporation Fluorinated diamond-like carbon protective coating for magnetic recording media devices
US5520981A (en) * 1995-04-24 1996-05-28 Hmt Technology Corporation Magnetic recording disk with overcoat thickness gradient between a data zone and a landing zone

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GB0002267D0 (en) 2000-03-22

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