Motor, disk drive apparatus, and fan

US9103330B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9103330-B2
Application numberUS-201313748954-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 24, 2013
Priority dateMar 7, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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There is provided a motor including, a rotating portion and a stationary portion. The mounting plate includes a substantially cylindrical fixing cylindrical portion; an annular upper plate portion; an annular circumferential portion; and a mounting portion. A lower end of the fixing cylindrical portion is arranged at a level lower than that of a lower end of a bushing press-fit area. At least one of a lower end of a sleeve fixing area in which an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve and an inner circumferential surface of the bushing cylindrical portion are in contact with each other and a lower end of a radial gap which supports the shaft is arranged at a level higher than that of an upper end of the bushing press-fit area.

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What is claimed is: 1. A motor comprising: a rotating portion; and a stationary portion arranged to support the rotating portion such that the rotating portion is rotatable about a central axis; wherein the rotating portion includes a shaft and a rotor magnet; the stationary portion includes: a sleeve including a hole in which the shaft is inserted, and arranged to rotatably support the shaft; a substantially cylindrical bushing having a bottom arranged to cover the sleev…

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What does patent US9103330B2 cover?
There is provided a motor including, a rotating portion and a stationary portion. The mounting plate includes a substantially cylindrical fixing cylindrical portion; an annular upper plate portion; an annular circumferential portion; and a mounting portion. A lower end of the fixing cylindrical portion is arranged at a level lower than that of a lower end of a bushing press-fit area. At least o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nidec Corp
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 Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).