WO2002019320A1 - Apparatus for positioning an object in a two-step configuration - Google Patents
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- WO2002019320A1 WO2002019320A1 PCT/NL2001/000633 NL0100633W WO0219320A1 WO 2002019320 A1 WO2002019320 A1 WO 2002019320A1 NL 0100633 W NL0100633 W NL 0100633W WO 0219320 A1 WO0219320 A1 WO 0219320A1
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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
- G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
- G11B5/58—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following
- G11B5/584—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head for the purpose of maintaining alignment of the head relative to the record carrier during transducing operation, e.g. to compensate for surface irregularities of the latter or for track following for track following on tapes
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus for positioning an object in a two-step configuration, such as, for instance, a magnetic head, in a recording and/or reproducing device relative to a magnetic tape, the object being coarsely movable by means of a spindle driven by a first motor and finely movable by means of a second motor.
- the apparatus is generally applicable in coarse-fine positioning systems where high positioning accuracies are of great importance.
- a magnetic head If in a recording and/or reproducing device information is to be written by means of a magnetic head into a large number of tracks on a magnetic tape or is to be read from a magnetic tape, for instance in 192 traeks on a 8 mm wide tape, the magnetic head must be able to be accurately positioned in the width direction of the tape. In practice, such a positioning takes place by means of a servo loop, which, responding to track following signals in the tape, adjusts the magnetic head on the tape. In this regard, the magnetic head must be able to be adjusted both dynamically from one track to the other track and be kept on a track, even if small changes of position occur in the tape.
- the means for moving the magnetic head by means of the second motor comprise, for instance, a pivot axis. It is a drawback of this construction that a relatively great mass must be moved along the spindle for the coarse positioning, which implies a limitation to the accuracy attainable in rapid positioning.
- the apparatus as described in the opening paragraph is therefore characterized in that the spindle itself is movable in its longitudinal direction by means of the second motor.
- the magnetic head When used in a recording and/or reproducing device, the magnetic head can be moved with a very small additional mass directly, so as to keep the distance between the above position-determining spindle and the magnetic head as small as possible, and rapidly, driven in its center of gravity, along the spindle in the width direction of the tape, while furthermore, independently thereof, the spindle with the magnetic head can be finely positioned in the width direction of the tape.
- This two-step actuator can be regarded as one that is active in parallel configuration, the two motors being firmly connected with the housing or a frame in which the object is movably arranged.
- the spindle is, at one end, spring-supported in a housing or frame relative to which the object is movable and at the other end in a bearing movable in the longitudinal direction of the spindle by means of the second motor.
- this spring support may comprise a ball resting on this end and a spring located between the ball and the housing or frame.
- the bearing may be designed as ball bearing and the end of the spindle supported thereon may be tapered.
- the bearing, and hence the spindle is preferably movable in the longitudinal direction of the spindle by means of a lever driven by the second motor.
- a lever construction enables a high adjusting accuracy of the position of the spindle.
- the lever is tiltable in a hinge under spring pressure to limit the play in the hinge as much as possible, while the lever is balanced around its pivoting point, so that the fine adjustment is less shock sensitive.
- a sensor is provided to determine the position of the lever and thus of the bearing and hence the spindle and the object in the longitudinal direction of the spindle.
- the object may be arranged on a carrier which is firmly connected with a first spindle nut element movable along the spindle, and which is movably connected with a second spindle nut element movable along the spindle, while between the two spindle nut elements a spring element is provided.
- the object may be connected with the second spindle nut element by means of a leaf spring parallelogram construction. In this embodiment, play in the spindle movement is inhibited, because in this construction the spring element keeps the first and the second spindle nut element against the groove edges of the spindle, pressed away from each other as far as possible.
- the object is arranged on a carrier, which is firmly connected with a first and a second spindle nut element movable along the spindle.
- a carrier which is firmly connected with a first and a second spindle nut element movable along the spindle.
- another measure referred to below, may be used.
- means are provided to inhibit a rotation of the object around the axis of the spindle.
- These means may be designed in the form of a spring construction.
- This spring construction is preferably in fixed contact with a housing or frame part located behind the spindle relative to the object, while the free ends of the spring construction extend through openings in the first and the second spindle nut element and in the grooves of the spindle.
- this spring construction has yet another function, to wit: ensure that the play in the spindle movement is inhibited. To this end, however, the openings in one of the two spindle nut elements firmly connected with the carrier for the object are formed by slotted holes.
- FIG. 1 diagrammatically shows the apparatus according to the invention in a first embodiment
- Fig. 2 shows a detail thereof in a second embodiment.
- the embodiment of the apparatus according to the invention shown in Fig. 1 is used in a recording and/or reproducing device, in which, in a two-step configuration, a magnetic head can be positioned relative to a magnetic tape, and comprises a spindle 1, which, at the upper end, is spring-supported in a housing or frame 2 and, at the lower end, is supported in a bearing 3 provided at one end of a lever 4.
- a bush 5 is provided around the spindle 1, and around this bush a leaf spring 5' mounted to the housing or frame 2 is provided.
- a toothed wheel 6 is connected with the spindle 1.
- the spindle 1 is driven by means of a first motor 7 with a toothed wheel 8 engaging with the toothed wheel 6.
- the spring support of the spindle comprises a ball 9 resting on the upper end of the spindle and surrounded by the bush 5 and a spring 10 arranged between the ball 9 and the housing or frame 2.
- the support of the spindle 1 in the bearing 3 is realized by designing the bearing as ball bearing and by giving the spindle a tapered end 11 and allowing this tapered end 11 to rest centrally in the ball bearing.
- the lever 4 is tiltably arranged in the housing or frame 2 and is driven by a second motor 12 with a spindle adjustment.
- the motor 12 can move the ball bearing 3 in the longitudinal direction of the spindle 1, while the motor 7 can rotate the spindle 1.
- the place of the pivoting point 13 of the lever 4 is selected mainly in the center of gravity of the lever 4.
- the pivoting point 13 is of flexible design to avoid play in the lever.
- the spindle nut element 14 is provided with a carrier 16 for a magnetic head 17.
- the carrier 16 is coupled with the spindle nut element 15 by means of a leaf spring parallelogram construction 18.
- a spring element 19 is provided between the two spindle nut elements 14 and 15 and around the spindle 1.
- a spring construction 20 is provided to inhibit a rotation of the spindle nut elements 14 and 15 and hence of the carrier 16 with the magnetic head 17 relative to the spindle 1.
- the spring construction 20 consists of two rods 21 and 22 which, at one end, are secured to a housing or frame part 23 located behind the spindle 1 relative to the magnetic head 17, while the free ends of these rods 21 and 22 are put through openings 24 and 24', respectively, in the spindle nut elements 14 and 15, passed around a part of the grooves of the spindle 1 and passed outwards again through openings 25 and 25', respectively.
- a reflection sensor 26 is provided on the housing or frame 2, that is to say directly below the part of the lever 4 on which the bearing 3 is located.
- control signals for the motors 7 and 12 are derived in the control unit 27. In this regard, it-holds that for relatively coarse positioning steps, for instance to pass the magnetic head from a first track on the magnetic tape to a second track thereon, only the motor 7 is energized, while for a fine positioning, for instance to keep the magnetic head on a track to be followed, only the motor 12 is energized.
- the two spindle nut elements 14 and 15' and the carrier 16 with the magnetic head 17 form one whole. Consequently, the spring element 19 and the leaf spring parallelogram construction 18 are not necessary herein.
- the openings in the spindle nut element 15' are formed by slotted holes 28, and a force pushing these rods apart is provided between the two rods 21 and 22, so that the whole of spindle nut elements, carrier and magnetic head is always pushed against the lower edge of a groove in the spindle.
- the spring construction 20 therefore has both the function of inhibiting rotation of the above whole around the spindle and the function of compensating for play in the movement in the longitudinal direction of the whole relative to the spindle.
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EP01975001A EP1314153A1 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2001-08-28 | Apparatus for positioning an object in a two-step configuration |
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NL1016037A NL1016037C2 (en) | 2000-08-28 | 2000-08-28 | Device for positioning an object in a two-stage configuration. |
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EP0529930A1 (en) * | 1991-08-30 | 1993-03-03 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Head positioning mechanism for multi-track tape recorder |
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US5438469A (en) * | 1992-02-19 | 1995-08-01 | Tandberg Data A/S | Method and apparatus for coarse and fine positioning a magnetic head with three piezoelectric elements arranged in a tripod arrangement |
EP0829852A1 (en) * | 1996-09-13 | 1998-03-18 | Deutsche Thomson Brandt | A device for coarse and fine positioning of a first element and a second element relative to each other |
US6075678A (en) * | 1998-03-24 | 2000-06-13 | Quantum Corporation | Pivoting lever cam guide tape head positioner |
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US4858047A (en) * | 1988-12-06 | 1989-08-15 | Colorado Memory Systems, Inc. | Fine head positioning system for a tape backup drive |
EP0529930A1 (en) * | 1991-08-30 | 1993-03-03 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Head positioning mechanism for multi-track tape recorder |
US5438469A (en) * | 1992-02-19 | 1995-08-01 | Tandberg Data A/S | Method and apparatus for coarse and fine positioning a magnetic head with three piezoelectric elements arranged in a tripod arrangement |
US5379170A (en) * | 1992-04-13 | 1995-01-03 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Dynamically adjustable head positioning mechanism for tape drives |
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