Disk drive with improved spin-up control
US-2015380045-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Magnetic disk device
US12014757B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12014757-B2 |
| Application number | US-202318169407-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2023 |
| Priority date | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Publication date | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2024 |
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According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a rotatable magnetic disk, an actuator which supports and moves a head, a ramp which holds the head at an unloaded position, a motor which rotates the magnetic disk, and a controller which performs a load operation and a seek operation. When a radial travel speed of the head during the load operation is referred to as Vr 1 , a circumferential travel speed of the head is referred to as Vt 1 , a radial travel speed of the head during the seek operation is referred to as Vrs, and a circumferential travel speed is referred to as Vts, the controller controls at least one of the radial travel speed of the head and number of revolutions of the magnetic disk to satisfy a relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts).
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What is claimed is: 1. A disk device comprising: a rotatable magnetic disk; an actuator which supports and moves a head in a radial direction of the magnetic disk; a ramp which holds the head at an unloaded position on an outer circumferential side of the magnetic disk; a motor which rotates the magnetic disk; and a controller which performs a load operation of loading the head from the ramp onto the magnetic disk and a whole surface seek operation of moving the head from an outermost circumference to an innermost circumference of the magnetic disk after loading, at an activation of the disk device, and which when a radial travel speed of the head during the load operation is referred to as Vr 1 , a circumferential travel speed of the head based on rotation of the magnetic disk during the load operation is referred to as Vt 1 , a radial travel speed of the head during the whole surface seek operation is referred to as Vrs, and a circumferential travel speed of the head during the whole surface seek operation is referred to as Vts, controls at least one of the radial travel speed of the head and number of revolutions of the magnetic disk to satisfy a relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts). 2. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the circumferential travel speed Vts of the head during the whole surface seek operation to be slower than the circumferential travel speed Vt 1 of the head during the load operation to satisfy the relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts). 3. The disk device of claim 2 , wherein the controller reduces the number of revolutions of the motor to make the circumferential travel speed Vts slower. 4. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the radial travel speed Vrs of the head during the whole surface seek operation to be faster than the radial travel speed Vr 1 of the head during the load operation to satisfy the relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts). 5. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the controller sets the circumferential travel speed Vts of the head during the whole surface seek operation to be slower than the circumferential travel speed Vt 1 of the head during the load operation, and sets the radial travel speed Vrs of the head during the whole surface seek operation to be faster than the radial travel speed Vr 1 of the head during the load operation to satisfy the relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts). 6. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein the controller moves the head on a whole surface of the magnetic disk from an outer circumference to an inner circumference in a state in which the relationship (Vr 1 /Vt 1 )<(Vrs/Vts) is satisfied, during the whole surface seek operation.
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Recording on, or reproducing or erasing from, magnetic disks (G11B17/00, G11B19/00 take precedence) · CPC title
- G11B19/28Primary
Speed controlling, regulating, or indicating (G11B19/24 takes precedence) · CPC title
- G11B5/5547Primary
"Seek" control and circuits therefor (G11B5/5556 takes precedence) · CPC title
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- What does patent US12014757B2 cover?
- According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a rotatable magnetic disk, an actuator which supports and moves a head, a ramp which holds the head at an unloaded position, a motor which rotates the magnetic disk, and a controller which performs a load operation and a seek operation. When a radial travel speed of the head during the load operation is referred to as Vr 1 , a circumferential …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Toshiba Kk, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G11B19/28. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 18 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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