
I OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF FLOPPY DISK
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The
floppy disk
is
designed
to
rotate
the
so-called
"diskette,"
a magnetic disk storage unit,
to
read
out
and write in data
at
high speeds
by
bringing the
magnetic head
in
direct
contact
with
a specified track
sector of
70 tracks formed in
both
surfaces
of
the
diskette.
1. Fundamental block diagram
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data
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2. Mechanism explanation
This device consists mainly
of
the
following
mechanisms.
Motor
control
circuit
1)
Read/write head
41
0 iskette driving mechanism
The head
is
attached
to
the
arm
through
a leaf
spring.
The
head can follow
the
motion
of
diskette easily.
Signals read
out
of
the
head are
transmitted
through FPC (Flexible Printed Cable)
to
the
read
amp. circuit.
2) Carriage assembly
2 units of read/write head are
mounted
on
the
carriage. The carriage
is
located with
the
stepping
motor
and lead screw.
3)
Head locating mechanism
This
is
a high-precision, reliable head locating
mechanism using stepping
motor
and screw-driven
ball/V -groove system.
The
stepping
motor
is
of
7.5°/pulse, steel
plate
type.
One pulse of
step
signal causes a 2-step
rotation
by
15
0
,
thus pushing forward
the
head
by
one
track.
A small-sized
DC
motor
with tacho-generator
is
employed. The
motor
rotation
is
transmitted
through
the
drive belt, spindle pulley and spindle
hub, thereby causing
rotation
of
the
diskette. This
spindle pulley
is
provided with a stroboscope
to
check
rotation interval.
5) Head load mechanism
This
is
a mechanism in which
the
head
is
brought
into
contact
with
the
diskette. It
is
operated
by
the
head load actuator.
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