Spindle motor having an increased magnet diameter above head plane
US8824095B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/2009
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A spindle motor for a disk drive including a hub defining a longitudinal axis having a hub flange defining a mounting surface extending substantially normal to the longitudinal axis, wherein the hub flange of the hub extends longitudinally relative to the mounting surface to define a vertical surface; and a motor base coupled to the hub proximate to the hub flange of the hub, the motor base having a central axis substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis, wherein the motor base extends longitudinally, wherein a radius of the motor base is greater than a radius of the hub flange of the hub.
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