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Number: 720/706
Name: Dynamic optical information storage or retrieval > Dynamic mechanism optical subsystem > Optical storage medium support (i.e., turntable or spindle motor) > Optical storage disc holding structure > Details of clamping
Description: Subject matter wherein the specific arrangements of the clamper mechanism which holds the optical storage medium securely is specified.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
720/711 Clamp for different types of disk 20
720/714 Linear movement 15
720/710 Magnetic 62
720/712 Particular shape 22
720/713 Pivoting mechanism 25
720/707 Radially extending members 56


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7565670 Disk clamping mechanism having improved vibration resistance Jul. 21, 2009
7543315 Disk-clamping device providing little noise during the disk clamping operation in a disk drive Jun. 2, 2009
7487520 Disc drive apparatus with disc chucking arrangement Feb. 3, 2009
7478412 Clamper and disk drive with the same Jan. 13, 2009
7448054 Disk clamper with a cushion member Nov. 4, 2008
7437747 Clamping device for optical disc apparatus Oct. 14, 2008
7434238 Optical disc apparatus Oct. 7, 2008
7392530 Disk drive device, disk drive system and disk Jun. 24, 2008
7380256 Disk device May. 27, 2008
7367038 Data storage disc holder having central shaft held by spring loaded clamps against inclined surfaces when in disc gripping configuration Apr. 29, 2008
7343610 Chucking mechanism for disc recording medium and disc drive with such chucking mechanism Mar. 11, 2008
7343609 Control mechanism for clamper guider in slot-in drive Mar. 11, 2008
7340757 Turntable and optical disc driver having the same Mar. 4, 2008
7278150 Disc-chucking mechanism having contractable/expandable O-ring for fixing disc Oct. 2, 2007
7263704 Disk clamper and method of assembling the same Aug. 28, 2007
7216355 Disk-chucking apparatus for disk drives May. 8, 2007
7200851 Disk drive Apr. 3, 2007
7134129 Data storage disc carrier with self centering and locking structures Nov. 7, 2006
7114165 Clamping device for an optical disk player Sep. 26, 2006
7100174 CD drive which will not damage an optical disk Aug. 29, 2006
7069804 Gear linkage device with real time check Jul. 4, 2006
7058961 Disk player, and self-compensating-dynamic-balancer (SCDB) integrated turntable, SCDB integrated clamper and SCDB integrated spindle motor employed in the same Jun. 6, 2006
7051346 Disk drive apparatus having particular clamping device May. 23, 2006
6952834 Disc chucking device and disk recording and/or reproducing apparatus Oct. 4, 2005
6845511 Reed-type clamp device Jan. 18, 2005
6807673 Disc player containing discs to be played and method of controlling the same Oct. 19, 2004
6799324 Disc driving apparatus Sep. 28, 2004
6535476 Disc clamp mechanism for disc apparatus Mar. 18, 2003
6507556 Disc clamping device Jan. 14, 2003
6404718 Disc player Jun. 11, 2002
6347070 Plastic clamp with hub and platter for use in disc drive Feb. 12, 2002
6337837 Apparatus for recording and/or reproducing information and/or from optical information record disk Jan. 8, 2002
6333912 Self-compensating dynamic ball balancer for disk player Dec. 25, 2001
6249506 Medium attaching device and disk drive apparatus Jun. 19, 2001
6160780 Disc clamper and disc drive provided with the disc clamper Dec. 12, 2000
6104694 Reproduction or recording device for optical recording media Aug. 15, 2000
6072767 Turntable device for an optical disk Jun. 6, 2000
5970041 Disc changer device increasing the distance between a gripped disc and neighboring discs on both sides of the gripped disc Oct. 19, 1999
5933408 Optical disk drive Aug. 3, 1999
5926452 Disc clamping apparatus for a disc player Jul. 20, 1999
5867473 Disk playback with clamping mechanism and misalignment detector Feb. 2, 1999
5831790 Removable cartridge disk drive with a compact mechanism for engaging the disk cartridge and drive spindle motor Nov. 3, 1998
5828519 Disk clamp device and disk drive Oct. 27, 1998
5787066 Both-sided optical disc player capable of transferring a both-sided disc up and down about an optical pickup Jul. 28, 1998
5757583 Disc drive having automatic clamp and disc ejection arrangements May. 26, 1998
5732064 Optic disk drive vibration absorbing device Mar. 24, 1998
5596561 Shifting device and loading device for disc-shaped recording medium Jan. 21, 1997
5583717 Information recording/reproducing device with a clamping mechanism having a collet assembly providing a reduced profile height Dec. 10, 1996
RE35363 Disk drive apparatus having a spindle permitting a thinner disk drive Oct. 29, 1996
5467338 Disk chucking apparatus of a disk player Nov. 14, 1995

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