Magnetic disk device, method of controlling magnetic disk device, and computer program product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12277956-B2
Application number	US-202418424104-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2024
Priority date	Jun 7, 2023
Publication date	Apr 15, 2025
Grant date	Apr 15, 2025

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetic disk device includes a first MA amplifier that drives a first micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head, a second micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head, a second MA amplifier that drives the second micro actuator, and a controller that, when performing switching from an MA amplifier of a switching source in an on state to an MA amplifier of a switching destination in an off state, starts up the MA amplifier of the switching destination while maintaining the MA amplifier of the switching source in the on state, and performs the switching from the MA amplifier of the switching source to the MA amplifier of the switching destination after a predetermined time elapses.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnetic disk device comprising:
a first MA (micro actuator) amplifier configured to drive a first micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head;
a second micro actuator configured to position a corresponding magnetic head;
a second MA amplifier configured to drive the second micro actuator; and
a controller configured to, when performing switching from an MA amplifier of a switching source in an on state to an MA amplifier of a switching destination in an off state, start up the MA amplifier of the switching destination while maintaining the MA amplifier of the switching source in the on state, and perform the switching from the MA amplifier of the switching source to the MA amplifier of the switching destination after a predetermined time elapses, wherein
the predetermined time is set as a time in which vibration accompanying switching of a micro actuator corresponding to the MA amplifier of the switching destination is smaller than a predetermined magnitude.

2. The magnetic disk device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to perform control so that a driving force increases stepwise at a predetermined slew rate or at a predetermined ratio in the MA amplifier of the switching destination.

3. A magnetic disk device comprising:
a first MA amplifier configured to drive a first micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head;
a second micro actuator configured to position a corresponding magnetic head; and
a second MA amplifier configured to drive the second micro actuator, wherein
the magnetic heads are respectively provided on a first surface of one actuator arm and a second surface opposite to the first surface in a direction intersecting with a recording surface of a magnetic disk with respect to the first surface,
the micro actuators corresponding to a pair of the magnetic heads corresponding to the actuator arm are independently controllable and exclusively turned on,
the magnetic disk device further comprises a controller configured to set, among a pair of the MA amplifiers corresponding to the pair of the magnetic heads, one MA amplifier in an on state as an MA amplifier of a switching source and another as an MA amplifier of a switching destination, and perform switching from the MA amplifier of the switching source to the MA amplifier of the switching destination in an off state, and
the controller is configured to set a voltage slew rate when the MA amplifier in the off state is switched to an on state and a voltage slew rate when the MA amplifier in the on state is switched to the off state to a value avoiding a resonance frequency of the corresponding micro actuator.

4. A magnetic disk device comprising:
a first MA amplifier configured to drive a first micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head;
a second micro actuator configured to position a corresponding magnetic head;
a second MA amplifier configured to drive the second micro actuator; and
a controller configured to arrange, when rearranging a seek order of the magnetic heads and switching from an MA amplifier of a switching source in an on state to an MA amplifier of a switching destination in an off state according to the rearranged seek order, the magnetic head using the MA amplifier of the switching source in an earlier order and the magnetic head using the MA amplifier of the switching destination in a later order in the rearranging.

5. The magnetic disk device according to claim 1 , wherein
a logical address is allocated in advance so that magnetic heads driven by the same MA amplifier are continuously accessed at a time of sequential access.

6. The magnetic disk device according to claim 3 , wherein
a logical address is allocated in advance so that magnetic heads driven by the same MA amplifier are continuously accessed at a time of sequential access.

7. The magnetic disk device according to claim 1 , wherein
a vibration level at a time of switching to the micro actuator is divided into a plurality of ranks in advance, and
the controller is configured to select, when switching the MA amplifier, an MA amplifier belonging to a rank with smallest vibration as an MA amplifier selectable as the MA amplifier of the switching destination.

8. The magnetic disk device according to claim 3 , wherein
a vibration level at a time of switching to the micro actuator is divided into a plurality of ranks in advance, and
the controller is configured to select, when switching the MA amplifier, an MA amplifier belonging to a rank with smallest vibration as an MA amplifier selectable as the MA amplifier of the switching destination.

9. The magnetic disk device according to claim 1 , wherein
the controller is configured to switch the MA amplifier when a long-distance seek of a predetermined distance or longer occurs.

10. The magnetic disk device according to claim 3 , wherein
the controller is configured to switch the MA amplifier when a long-distance seek of a predetermined distance or longer occurs.

11. A method of controlling a magnetic disk device including a plurality of sets of micro actuators and corresponding MA amplifiers, each of the micro actuators positioning a corresponding magnetic head, the method comprising:
maintaining, when performing switching from an MA amplifier of a switching source in an on state to an MA amplifier of a switching destination in an off state, the MA amplifier of the switching source in the on state;
starting up the MA amplifier of the switching destination at a predetermined slew rate while maintaining the MA amplifier of the switching source in the on state; and
performing the switching from the MA amplifier of the switching source to the MA amplifier of the switching destination after a predetermined time elapses, the predetermined time being a time in which vibration accompanying switching of a micro actuator corresponding to the MA amplifier of the switching destination is smaller than a predetermined magnitude.

12. The method of controlling the magnetic disk device according to claim 11 , wherein
a logical address is allocated in advance so that magnetic heads driven by the same MA amplifier are continuously accessed at a time of sequential access.

13. The method of controlling the magnetic disk device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
dividing a vibration level at a time of switching to the micro actuator into a plurality of ranks in advance; and
selecting, when switching the MA amplifier, an MA amplifier belonging to a rank with smallest vibration as an MA amplifier selectable as the MA amplifier of the switching destination.

14. The method of controlling the magnetic disk device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
switching the MA amplifier when a long-distance seek of a predetermined distance or longer occurs.

15. A method of controlling a magnetic disk device,
the magnetic disk device including a first MA amplifier configured to drive a first micro actuator that positions a corresponding magnetic head, a second micro actuator configured to position a corresponding magnetic head, and a second MA amplifier configured to drive the second micro actuator,
the method comprising:
when rearranging a seek order of the magnetic heads,
arranging a magnetic head using an MA amplifier of a switching source in an earlier order and a magnetic head using an MA amplifier of a switching destination in a later order in the rearranging; and
switching from the MA amplifier of the switching source in an on state to the MA amplifier of the switching destination in an off state accor

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp

Inventors

• Oozeki Kenichiro
• Chen Yu

Classifications

• G11B5/5552

  using fine positioning means for track acquisition separate from the coarse (e.g. track changing) positioning means · CPC title

• G11B5/5547

  "Seek" control and circuits therefor (G11B5/5556 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G11B5/4806

  specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives (G11B5/488 - G11B5/54 take precedence) · CPC title

• G11B5/4826 Primary

  Mounting, aligning or attachment of the transducer head relative to the arm assembly, e.g. slider holding members, gimbals, adhesive (G11B5/484 takes precedence; details of head housings or structures G11B5/10, G11B5/127; adjustment relative to the record carrier G11B5/56) · CPC title

• G11B5/5573 Primary

  Details of the magnetic circuit, e.g. of actuators · CPC title