Disk drive having chasses with rectifying plates

US8930972B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8930972-B2
Application numberUS-201414245706-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 4, 2014
Priority dateApr 12, 2013
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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There is provided a disk drive apparatus including a first chassis unit that has a pickup base at which an optical pickup and a disk table have been disposed, and a first base chassis to which the pickup base has been attached, and a second chassis unit that has a second base chassis and at which a chucking pulley has been disposed. A first rectifying plate part is provided at the first base chassis. A second rectifying plate part is provided at the second base chassis.

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What is claimed is: 1. A disk drive apparatus comprising: a first chassis unit that has a pickup base at which an optical pickup and a disk table have been disposed, and a first base chassis to which the pickup base has been attached; and a second chassis unit that has a second base chassis and at which a chucking pulley has been disposed, wherein a first rectifying plate part is provided at the first base chassis, wherein a second rectifying plate part is provided at the se…

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What does patent US8930972B2 cover?
There is provided a disk drive apparatus including a first chassis unit that has a pickup base at which an optical pickup and a disk table have been disposed, and a first base chassis to which the pickup base has been attached, and a second chassis unit that has a second base chassis and at which a chucking pulley has been disposed. A first rectifying plate part is provided at the first base ch…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sony Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B17/0288. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 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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