Spindle motor

US8963385B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8963385-B2
Application numberUS-201314054333-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 15, 2013
Priority dateNov 18, 2010
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A spindle motor is provided, the motor including: a base plate; a PCB Printed Circuit Board arranged on an upper surface of the base plate; a bearing assembly coupled to the base plate; a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly; and a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, wherein the base plate is formed with a foreign object inflow prevention fence to inhibit inflow of foreign objects into the stator and the base plate.

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What is claimed is: 1. A spindle motor, comprising: a base plate; a PCB on the base plate; a bearing assembly arranged on the base plate; a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly; a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, the rotor including a yoke and a magnet; and a rotation shaft rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly; wherein the yoke includes an upper plate and a lateral plate, wherein the base plate includes a planar portion and…

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What does patent US8963385B2 cover?
A spindle motor is provided, the motor including: a base plate; a PCB Printed Circuit Board arranged on an upper surface of the base plate; a bearing assembly coupled to the base plate; a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly; and a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, wherein the base plate is formed with a foreign object inflow prevention fence to inhibit inflow…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lg Innotek Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G11B19/2009. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).