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Disk drive spindle motor having hydrodynamic bearing working surface with low friction layer formed on wear resistant layer

US6961213B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 2002
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B25/043
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc drive storage system including a housing having a central axis, a stationary member that is fixed with respect to the housing and coaxial with the central axis, and a rotatable member that is rotatable about the central axis with respect to the stationary member is described. A hydrodynamic bearing interconnects the stationary member and the rotatable member and includes at least one working surface comprising a low-friction wear resistant coating.

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