Rolling bearing for hard disk drive
US6880978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2370/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A rolling bearing for an HDD being excellent in the resistance to fretting wear, capable of lowering the torque and relieving the torque change and having a long life while exerting no undesirable effect on various bearing properties. A rolling bearing for hard disk drives wherein a cage 7 supports a plural number of rolling elements 5 located between an inner ring 2 and an outer ring 4 and sealing members 6,6 fixed to the both ends in the axial direction of one of said inner ring 2 and said outer ring 4 are opposite to each other, wherein a lubricating oil has been injected into the bearing space formed between said sealing members 6,6 at the both ends in the axial direction so as to amount to 1 to 50% by volume of the bearing space.
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