Switching circuit on power supply for magnetic disk recording device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10650858-B2
Application number	US-201816114560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 28, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2017
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided a disk device including a head, a disk, a first motor, and a first circuit. The disk has a recording surface. The first motor causes the head to seek along the recording surface. The first circuit can switch between a first state and a second state. The first state is a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from a first electricity storage unit. The second state is a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A disk device comprising:
a head;
a disk having a recording surface;
a first motor that causes the head to seek along the recording surface;
a first circuit that can switch between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from a first electricity storage unit, the second state being a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit;
a second motor that rotates the disk; and
a second circuit that includes a rectifying circuit connected to a current path of the second motor and can switch between a third state and a fourth state, the third state being a state where the rectifying circuit is electrically cut off from a second electricity storage unit, the fourth state being a state where the rectifying circuit is electrically connected to the second electricity storage unit.

2. A disk device comprising:
a head;
a disk having a recording surface;
a first motor that causes the head to seek along the recording surface;
a first circuit that can switch between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from a first electricity storage unit, the second state being a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit;
a power supply circuit; and
a third circuit that can switch between a fifth state and a sixth state, the fifth state being a state where the first electricity storage unit is electrically cut off from the power supply circuit, the sixth state being a state where the first electricity storage unit is electrically connected to the power supply circuit.

3. The disk device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a power supply circuit;
a third circuit that can switch between a fifth state and a sixth state, the fifth state being a state where the first electricity storage unit is electrically cut off from the power supply circuit, the sixth state being a state where the first electricity storage unit is electrically connected to the power supply circuit; and
a fourth circuit that can switch between a seventh state and an eighth state, the seventh state being a state where the second electricity storage unit is electrically cut off from the power supply circuit, the eighth state being a state where the second electricity storage unit is electrically connected to the power supply circuit.

4. A disk device comprising:
a head;
a disk having a recording surface;
a first motor that causes the head to seek along the recording surface; and
a first circuit that can switch between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from a first electricity storage unit, the second state being a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit,
wherein the first circuit switches from the first state to the second state during a seek time period when the head is made to seek,
wherein the seek time period includes:
a first period when absolute value of acceleration of the head exceeds a first threshold; and
a second period subsequent to the first period and when absolute value of acceleration of the head is smaller than the first threshold, and

wherein the first circuit switches from the first state to the second state at a first timing corresponding to switching from the first period to the second period.

5. The disk device according to claim 4 , wherein
the seek time period further includes:
a third period subsequent to the second period and when the absolute value of acceleration of the head exceeds the first threshold, and

wherein the first circuit switches from the second state to the first state at a second timing corresponding to switching from the second period to the third period.

6. The disk device according to claim 2 , wherein
when power stored in the first electricity storage unit comes greater than or equal to a second threshold, the third circuit switches from the fifth state to the sixth state.

7. A disk device comprising
a head;
a disk having a recording surface;
a first motor that causes the head to seek along the recording surface;
a first circuit that can switch between a first state and a second state, the first state being a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from a first electricity storage unit, the second state being a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit; and
an electricity storage terminal that can be connected to the first electricity storage unit via a power line,
wherein the first state is a state where a current path of the first motor is electrically cut off from the first electricity storage unit via the electricity storage terminal and the power line, and
wherein the second state is a state where the current path of the first motor is electrically connected to the first electricity storage unit via the electricity storage terminal and the power line.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp

Inventors

• Sudo Daisuke
• Isokawa Hiroshi

Classifications

• G11B19/2063 Primary

  Spindle motor power-down sequences · CPC title

• G11B19/2072

  for the reduction of power consumption during idle time · CPC title

• G11B19/06

  by counting or timing of machine operations · CPC title

• 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} · CPC title

• G11B5/59633

  Servo formatting (G11B5/59627, G11B5/59677, G11B5/59683, G11B5/59688 take precedence) · CPC title