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Spindle motor, information recording and reproducing apparatus having a spindle motor, and manufacturing method of spindle motor

US7249363B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2002
Grant dateJul 24, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16C2370/12
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A spindle motor of small size, thin type, high reliability, and high performance suited to an information recording and reproducing apparatus is presented. Specifically, a rotary disk is composed by integrally forming a disk board, and a rotary shaft of spindle motor, and a bearing is composed by forming dynamic pressure generating grooves in the rotary shaft of the rotary disk. As a result, small size and thin structure are realized, surface deflection of the disk during rotation of the spindle motor, and its axial center deflection are substantially decreased, and moreover the recording density is enhanced, the number of constituent parts is curtailed, and the cost is saved.

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