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Magnetic disc drive device

US5633769A · kind A · utility

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10References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1995
Grant dateMay 27, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2370/12
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic disc drive device includes a labyrinth structure proximate to the ball bearings to effectively prevent scattering of particles. The labyrinth structures are formed by various arrangements where complicated passages are defined by elements arranged proximate to the inner ring and the outer ring of a ball bearing. One of the elements forming the passages being either the hub or the frame of the magnetic disc drive device.

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