Spindle motor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10825476-B2
Application number	US-201916675607-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 6, 2019
Priority date	Nov 7, 2018
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A spindle motor includes a base plate on which a through hole is formed, a stator assembly provided at an top side of the base plate having a stator core with stator windings, a circuit board provided at the bottom side of the base plate and to which a lead wire of the stator windings drawn from the through hole to the bottom side is connected. An insulating cover sheet is provided at the top side of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole. The insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole. The wire hole and the air vent part are separated from each other or are connected to form a single opening.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A spindle motor comprising:
a stationary motor component and a rotatable motor component, which are supported to be rotatable with respect to each other by means of a bearing system,
a base plate having a top side and a bottom side, and on which a through hole is formed,
a stator assembly provided at a top side of the base plate having a stator core wound with a stator winding,
a circuit board provided at a bottom side of the base plate, and to which a lead wire of the stator winding drawn from the through hole to the outside is connected,
an insulating cover sheet provided at the inside of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and
a sealing material filling the through hole, wherein the insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part, communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole, wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and an edge of this opening of the insulating cover sheet is positioned above the center of the associated through hole of the base plate, and wherein the lead wire is in contact with and guided by this edge of the opening.

2. A hard disk drive comprising a spindle motor according to claim 1 .

3. The spindle motor according to claim 1 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening.

4. The spindle motor according to claim 1 , wherein the inside opening of the through hole is a chamfered portion or a counterbore portion.

5. The spindle motor according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing material exists in the air vent part of the insulating cover sheet.

6. The spindle motor according to claim 1 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and the cross-sectional area of this opening of the insulating cover sheet corresponds to at least double the cross-sectional area of the lead wire passing therethrough.

7. A spindle motor comprising:
a stationary motor component and a rotatable motor component, which are supported to be rotatable with respect to each other by means of a bearing system,
a base plate having a top side and a bottom side, and on which a through hole is formed,
a stator assembly provided at a top side of the base plate having a stator core wound with a stator winding,
a circuit board provided at a bottom side of the base plate, and to which a lead wire of the stator winding drawn from the through hole to the outside is connected,
an insulating cover sheet provided at the inside of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole, wherein the insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part, communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole, and wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and a center axis of this opening of the insulating cover sheet is arranged offset with respect to a center axis of the associated through hole of the base plate.

8. A hard disk drive comprising a spindle motor according to claim 7 .

9. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the inside opening of the through hole is a chamfered portion or a counterbore portion.

10. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the sealing material exists in the air vent part of the insulating cover sheet.

11. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and the cross-sectional area of this opening of the insulating cover sheet corresponds to at least double the cross-sectional area of the lead wire passing therethrough.

12. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the insulating cover sheet is formed as a circular ring or a ring segment, and has an inner edge and an outer edge.

13. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and this opening in the insulating cover sheet is formed as a circular or oval-shaped opening.

14. The spindle motor according to claim 7 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening, and this opening in the insulating cover sheet is formed as a cutout, a slit, a notch or a recess.

15. A spindle motor comprising:
a stationary motor component and a rotatable motor component, which are supported to be rotatable with respect to each other by means of a bearing system,
a base plate having a top side and a bottom side, and on which a through hole is formed,
a stator assembly provided at a top side of the base plate having a stator core wound with a stator winding,
a circuit board provided at a bottom side of the base plate, and to which a lead wire of the stator winding drawn from the through hole to the outside is connected,
an insulating cover sheet provided at the inside of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole, wherein the insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part, communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole, and wherein the insulating cover sheet is formed as a circular ring or a ring segment and has an inner edge and an outer edge, and a plurality of radially outwardly extending notches or recesses are provided at the inner edge of the insulating cover sheet, and are positioned in such a way that each notch or recess is associated with one through hole of the base plate and comes to lie above the associated through hole.

16. A hard disk drive comprising a spindle motor according to claim 15 .

17. The spindle motor according to claim 15 , wherein the wire hole and the air vent part are connected to form an opening.

18. A spindle motor comprising:
a stationary motor component and a rotatable motor component, which are supported to be rotatable with respect to each other by means of a bearing system,
a base plate having a top side and a bottom side, and on which a through hole is formed,
a stator assembly provided at a top side of the base plate having a stator core wound with a stator winding,
a circuit board provided at a bottom side of the base plate, and to which a lead wire of the stator winding drawn from the through hole to the outside is connected,
an insulating cover sheet provided at the inside of the base plate for covering the through hole, the insulating cover sheet being passed through by the lead wire, and a sealing material filling the through hole, wherein the insulating cover sheet has a wire hole and an air vent part, communicating with the through hole, wherein the air vent part faces at least a portion of an inside opening of the through hole, and wherein the insulating cover sheet is formed as a circular ring or a ring segment, and has an inner edge and an outer edge, and a plurality of radially inwardly extending cutouts, slits, notches or recesses are provided at the outer edge of the insulating cover sheet, and are positioned in such a way that each cutout, slit, notch or recess is associated with one through hole of the base plate and comes to lie above the associated through hole.

19. A spindle motor comprising:
a stationary motor compo

Assignees

• Minebea Mitsumi Inc

Inventors

• Hanzel Sendy
• Imberger Tobias
• Fluck Christoph
• Showa hideaki
• Nakajima Daigo
• Kitamura Tetsuo

Classifications

• G11B25/043

  using rotating discs · CPC title

• G11B19/2036 Primary

  Motors characterized by fluid-dynamic bearings · CPC title

• G11B2220/2516

  Hard disks · CPC title