Patent · US Expired

Spindle motor

US5138209A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 1991
Grant dateAug 11, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K2211/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a spindle motor comprising: a housing, a hub member which is rotatable with respect to the housing and to which a recording member is attached, and a bearing arranged between the housing and the hub member and having an outer member which is rotatably attached thereto through the intermediation of a plurality of spherical members, the hub member being fixed to the above-mentioned outer member by press fitting or shrinkage fitting, and the inner periphery of the hub member being equipped with an annular recess in correspondence with a ball lodging grooved formed on the outer member.

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