Spin motor assembly that contains an O-ring which supports a disk in both the radial and axial directions
US5367418A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hub assembly for a hard disk drive that incorporates O-rings that can absorb external loads applied in either an axial direction or a radial direction relative to the hub. The O-rings are compressed by an elastic retainer ring which is captured by a top annular flange of the hub.
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