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Spindle drive system

US4197489A · kind A · utility

42Cited by
11References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 27, 1978
Grant dateApr 8, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 27, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P23/186
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A floppy disk drive system employs an inside-out DC motor whose centrally located stator is mounted directly to the chassis. The motor has a tubular rotor that encircles the stator and it is supported co-axially with the stator by the rotary disk drive spindle. A timing and commutation disk is mounted directly on the rotor and, together with speed control and commutation networks, maintains uniform motor speed.

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