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Disk storage device having a labyrinth seal

US5946161A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 16, 1998
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 16, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K11/014
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk storage has one or more disks provided with center holes. An electric motor extends coaxially through these holes and has an external rotor to the outer circumference of which the disks are secured so that they rotate with the rotor. A labyrinth seal is provided for at least reducing the escape of contaminants from the motor.

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