US4788464A
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Disc drive with integral spindle yoke
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1987-10-20
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Granted: 1988-11-29
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Expires: 2007-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A disc spindle motor of the axial air-gap type includes a record disc chucking portion having a center boss with a disc support surface formed around the center boss. A magnet is arranged adjacent and beneath the disc support surface to hold a magnetic central core of the record disc against the support surface. The rotor of the spindle motor has a rotor magnet affixed to a rotor yoke and facing the stator coils. The center boss and disc support of the disc chucking portion and the rotor yoke of the rotor are all integrally formed in one piece by molding a resin, such as nylon-6, with a magnetic powder, such as iron powder.
Inventors
- 👤 Mitsuo Nishikawa
- 👤 Souichi Murakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 01:41
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B19/24; G11B19/247; H; H02; H02K; H02K7/00; H02K7/14; G11B19/2009
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A disc spindle axial air-gap motor comprising: a spindle portion having a center boss element and a disc support element provided around the center boss element; a motor portion ha ving a rotor including a rotor magnet attached to a rotor yoke and a stator having stator windings arranged on a stator base said rotor magnet and stator windings having an axial air-gap therebetween to form an axial air-gap motor; and wherein said center boss element and said disc support element of the spindle portion and said rotor yoke of said rotor are integrally formed as a single molded element from a resin and magnetic powder.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A disc spindle axial air-gap motor comprising: a spindle portion having a center boss element and a disc support element provided around the center boss element; a motor portion ha ving a rotor including a rotor magnet attached to a rotor yoke and a stator having stator windings arranged on a stator base said rotor magnet and stator windings having an axial air-gap therebetween to form an axial air-gap motor; and wherein said center boss element and said disc support element of the spindle portion and said rotor yoke of said rotor are integrally formed as a single molded element from a resin and magnetic powder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A disc spindle motor according to claim 1, wherein said stator base has bearings formed therein and a rotor axle affixed at the center of the spindle portion is supported by said bearing so as to form said disc spindle motor as an axial air-gap motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A disc spindle motor according to claim 2, wherein said disc support element of said spindle portion is formed having a circular, upraised rib and includes a ring-shaped magnet arranged adjacent said rib.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A disc spindle motor according to claim 3, further comprising a disc-shaped auxiliary yoke interposed between said motor magnet and said rotor yoke of said rotor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
149 words
A spindle motor for driving a magnetic record medium, comprising: a rotor having a yoke portion for supporting a magnetic recording medium, a first magnet for attracting a magnetic core of the magnetic recording medium thereto, a rotational axle affixed to a center boss of said yoke portion, and a second magnet, said first magnet being attached to a first surface of the yoke portion, said second magnet being attached to a second surface of said yoke opposite said first surface, and said yoke portion being formed of a resin mixed with a magnetic powder; and a stator for rotatably supporting said rotor, having a plurality of stator windings and a yoke portion on which said stator windings are disposed to rotate said rotor on said rotational axle, said plurality of stator windings being arranged with a predetermined clearance from said second magnet to form an axial air-gap therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
149 words
A spindle motor for driving a magnetic record medium, comprising: a rotor having a yoke portion for supporting a magnetic recording medium, a first magnet for attracting a magnetic core of the magnetic recording medium thereto, a rotational axle affixed to a center boss of said yoke portion, and a second magnet, said first magnet being attached to a first surface of the yoke portion, said second magnet being attached to a second surface of said yoke opposite said first surface, and said yoke portion being formed of a resin mixed with a magnetic powder; and a stator for rotatably supporting said rotor, having a plurality of stator windings and a yoke portion on which said stator windings are disposed to rotate said rotor on said rotational axle, said plurality of stator windings being arranged with a predetermined clearance from said second magnet to form an axial air-gap therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A spindle motor according to claim 5, wherein said magnetic powder is an iron powder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A spindle motor according to claim 5, wherein said resin is a nylon-6.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A spindle motor according to claim 5, wherein said yoke portion is integrally formed with an annular rib on said first surface of said yoke portion, and said first magnet is annularly shaped and is attached to an inner peripheral surface of said annular rib.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A spindle motor according to claim 8, wherein a surface of said annular rib is a reference surface for abutting said magnetic core of the magnetic recording medium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A spindle motor according to claim 9, wherein said annular rib has a height greater than a height of said annularly shaped first magnet such that a space is provided between the free end surface of the rib and a free end surface of the first magnet.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A spindle motor according to claim 9, further comprising an auxiliary yoke interposed between said second magnet and said yoke portion of said rotor for preventing a leakage magnetic flux from said second magnet.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A spindle motor acording to claim 9, wherein said center boss includes a tapered guide surface to facilitate insertion of said center boss into the magnetic core of the magnetic recording medium.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-11-29 | 1996-05-30 | 1996-11-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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