Disk clamp with tabs shaped to apply equal forces at equally spaced locations around an axis of rotation of a disk drive
US5790345A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/038
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive apparatus including a drive motor with disks separated by annular spacers disposed around a spindle. The disks are held in place by an annular hub which is held in place by a shaped disk clamp that is shaped to apply substantially equal forces to equally spaced locations around the annular hub. The disk clamp is fastened to the spindle and T-shaped load tabs that apply force to the annular hub. The annular hub has a conical surface and the conical angle is greater than the angle the T-shaped load tabs assume when deflected when fastened to the spindle.
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