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US4882643A
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Disc drive motor
Assignee: Nidec Instruments Corp
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Filing: 1989-04-20
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Granted: 1989-11-21
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Expires: 2009-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A disc drive motor having a rotor magnet at the internal circumference surface of a hub supporting a disk at its external circumferential surface. The rotor magnet is opposed to an internal motor stator. The hub is formed by inserting a yoke made of magnetic material almost in the shape of cup during aluminum die casting. At least a part of the internal circumference surface of the yoke is exposed and the motor magnet is fixed to the exposed part at the internal circumference surface of the yoke.
Inventors
- 👤 Yozo Shirotori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:03
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/20; G11B19/2009; G11B17/00; G11B17/02; G11B17/038
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A disk drive motor, comprising: a motor stator; a unitary hub for supporting at least one disk at an external circumferential surface thereof, said unitary hub being formed of diecast aluminum in a shape of a cup so as to form a one-piece structure, said unitary hub having a hub flange at a side opposite a bottom of said cup of said unitary hub; a yoke of magnetic material having a yoke flange embedded within said hub flange such that said yoke flange is surrounded by material of said unitary hub, said yoke being exposed at an exposed portion at an internal circumferential surface of said unitary hub; and a rotor magnet disposed at an internal circumferential surface of said unitary hub in external opposition to said motor stator and being fixed to said exposed portion of said yoke.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A disk drive motor, comprising: a motor stator; a unitary hub for supporting at least one disk at an external circumferential surface thereof, said unitary hub being formed of diecast aluminum in a shape of a cup so as to form a one-piece structure, said unitary hub having a hub flange at a side opposite a bottom of said cup of said unitary hub; a yoke of magnetic material having a yoke flange embedded within said hub flange such that said yoke flange is surrounded by material of said unitary hub, said yoke being exposed at an exposed portion at an internal circumferential surface of said unitary hub; and a rotor magnet disposed at an internal circumferential surface of said unitary hub in external opposition to said motor stator and being fixed to said exposed portion of said yoke.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A disk drive motor as recited in claim 1, wherein said yoke flange has formed therein at least one cutout filled by said die cast aluminum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A disk drive motor as recited in claim 1, wherein said yoke comprises an iron plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A disk drive motor as recited in claim 1, further comprising a drive coil disposed adjacent said stator and housed inside said unitary hub and wherein said hub forms a motor rotor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A disk drive motor as recited in claim 1, further comprising a disk clamp for clamping a plurality of said disks in an axial direction of said hub and wherein said unitary hub has a hub flange at a side opposite of a bottom of said cup of said unitary hub and said clamp clamps an axially external one of said disks against said hub flange.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A disk motor as recited in claim 1, further comprising a disk clamp for clamping a plurality of disks to said unitary hub and wherein said disk clamp and said disks are formed of aluminum.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-11-20 | 1993-05-22 | 1993-11-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-11-20 | 1997-05-22 | 1997-11-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-11-20 | 2001-05-22 | 2001-11-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |