Mechanism for read/write device, read/write device, and method of cleaning read/write head
A head cleaning mechanism for a read/write device includes an arm with serially connected arm members that supports a cleaning component. The arm members fold as the arm is wound about a shaft formed on a guide plate which guides a stud attached to the arm as it is wound in a dead space of a corner of the device.
1. A mechanism for a read/write device, comprising:
a component comprising a cleaner;
an arm that supports said component, said arm being windable in a corner of said read/write device;
a guide plate formed in said corner of said read/write device and comprising a guide groove, said arm comprising a stud which moves along said aide groove when said arm is being wound; and
a shaft formed on said guide plate, said arm being windable about said shaft.
2. The mechanism according to claim 1 , said read/write device further comprising:
a read/write head that reads or writes data of a medium, wherein said cleaner cleans said read/write head.
3. The mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said arm includes serially connected arm members and said arm winds by folding up said arm members.
4. The mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein said arm includes a leaf spring and said arm winds by winding up said leaf spring.
5. The mechanism according to claim 3 , wherein said arm includes:
a bias member formed between said arm members to bias a first arm member towards an open direction with respect to a second arm member; and
an abutment that limits an opening range of said first arm member.
6. The mechanism according to claim 5 , wherein said bias member includes a spring.
7. The mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein said spring includes a coil spring.
8. The mechanism according to claim 6 , wherein said spring includes a leaf spring.
9. A read/write device, comprising:
a read/write head that reads data from or writes data to a medium; and
said mechanism of claim 1 .
10. The read/write device according to claim 9 , wherein said medium includes a web.
11. The read/write device according to claim 10 , wherein said read/write head includes a magnetic head and said web includes a magnetic tape.
12. The read/write device according to claim 9 , wherein said read/write head includes an optical head.
13. The read/write device according to claim 9 , wherein:
when cleaning, said arm extends and said component is contactable with said read/write head; and
when not cleaning, said arm winds and said component is out of contact with said read/write head.
14. The read/write device according to claim 9 , wherein said corner comprises a dead space of said read/write device, said arm being windable in said dead space.
15. The read/write device according to claim 1 , wherein said arm comprises plural arm members, an arm member of said plural arm member comprising a gear which is driven by a motor for winding said arm, and
wherein said shaft is inserted through a hole in said arm member and said arm member rotates about said shaft as said motor winds said arm.
16. The read/write device according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a guide that guides said component to said read/write head.
17. The read/write device according to claim 16 , wherein said guide includes a guide groove.
18. The read/write device according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a wall section that contacts said arm to wind said arm.
19. The read/write device according to claim 9 , wherein said read/write head moves with respect to said component to clean said read/write head.
20. A method of cleaning a read/write bead, comprising:
cleaning a read/write head of a read/write device by using a cleaner, the read/write head reading data on or writing data to a medium;
winding an arm that supports said cleaner in a corner of said read/write devices,
wherein said corner comprises a dead space in said read/write device, and
wherein said method further comprises winding said arm in said dead space of said read/write device, and
providing a guide plate in said corner of said read/write device, said guide plate comprising:
a guide groove, said arm comprising a stud which moves along said guide groove as said arm is being wound; and
a shaft formed on said guide plate near said guide groove,
wherein said winding said arm comprises winding said arm about said shaft.
21. The method of cleaning a read/write head according to claim 20 , further comprising:
during said cleaning, extending said arm such that said cleaner is contactable with said read/write head; and
when not performing said cleaning, winding said arm such that said cleaner is out of contact with said read/write head
22. The method of cleaning a read/write head according to claim 20 , further comprising:
guiding said cleaner to said read/write head.
23. The method of cleaning a read/write head according to claim 20 , further comprising:
contacting a wall section to said arm to wind said arm.