WO2001006621A1 - Spindle motor - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C17/00—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
- F16C17/10—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load
- F16C17/102—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure
- F16C17/107—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for both radial and axial load with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure with at least one surface for radial load and at least one surface for axial load
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- F16C17/02—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for radial load only
- F16C17/026—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for radial load only with helical grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure, e.g. herringbone grooves
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C25/00—Bearings for exclusively rotary movement adjustable for wear or play
- F16C25/02—Sliding-contact bearings
- F16C25/04—Sliding-contact bearings self-adjusting
- F16C25/045—Sliding-contact bearings self-adjusting with magnetic means to preload the bearing
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
- F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
- F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
- F16C33/06—Sliding surface mainly made of metal
- F16C33/10—Construction relative to lubrication
- F16C33/1005—Construction relative to lubrication with gas, e.g. air, as lubricant
- F16C33/101—Details of the bearing surface, e.g. means to generate pressure such as lobes or wedges
- F16C33/1015—Pressure generating grooves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
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- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
- G11B19/20—Driving; Starting; Stopping; Control thereof
- G11B19/2009—Turntables, hubs and motors for disk drives; Mounting of motors in the drive
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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- H02K7/08—Structural association with bearings
- H02K7/086—Structural association with bearings radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02K—DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
- H02K7/00—Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
- H02K7/08—Structural association with bearings
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
- F16C2370/00—Apparatus relating to physics, e.g. instruments
- F16C2370/12—Hard disk drives or the like
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- the present invention relates to a spindle motor provided with an air dynamic pressure bearing having a radial dynamic pressure bearing and a thrust dynamic pressure bearing, wherein the spindle motor is used to drive a rotating body such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a polygon mirror.
- the present invention relates to a structure for preventing abrasion due to contact sliding of a thrust dynamic pressure bearing surface at the time of startup.
- a spindle motor having an air dynamic pressure bearing is employed as a drive source of a rotating body in a rotating body device such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and a polygon mirror.
- a rotating body device such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and a polygon mirror.
- the air dynamic pressure bearing has a simple structure and can be miniaturized, and because it rotates in a non-contact manner during steady rotation, there is no vibration or rotational unevenness due to the bearing, and it has excellent high-speed durability
- oil and grease are not used, there is a feature that there is no contamination due to the scattering of the lubricant.
- spindle motors equipped with air dynamic pressure bearings have the problem that the dynamic pressure generating surface of the thrust bearing wears due to contact sliding at the beginning of startup because the dynamic pressure generating surface of the thrust bearing is in contact when the motor stops. is there.
- the dynamic pressure generating surface of the thrust bearing is lifted, and the thrust load is received by the axial center of the cylindrical column of the radial dynamic pressure bearing, which is the fixed member, and the rotational speed of the spindle motor increases.
- FIG. 10 shows the structure of the fixed shaft type spindle motor 100.
- Reference numeral 101 denotes a base plate of the base plate 110
- reference numeral 102 denotes a cylindrical member that also serves as a shaft erected on the base plate 101
- reference numeral 103 denotes a cylindrical member having a closed end. is there.
- Cylindrical member 103 is rotatably fitted to the cylindrical member 102 with its closed end facing upward.
- a donut-shaped thrust member 104 is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical member 103, and the thrust member 104 is provided at a position opposite to the thrust member 104 through a cover 105 engaging with the base plate 101.
- a holding member 106 is provided.
- a rotor 108 as a rotating body is fixed to a hub 107 formed integrally with the cylindrical member 103.
- the mouth magnet 109 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the cylindrical member 103, and a motor coil 111 wound on a stay 110 extending from the base plate 101 is provided at an opposite position. Be placed.
- the spindle motor 100 stops, the closed end of the cylindrical member 103 and the apex of the cylindrical member 102 come into contact with the weight of the mouth 108 including the hub 107, and the thrust member 104 The gap between the thrust holding members 106 is sufficiently ensured.
- the cylindrical member 103 rotates clockwise when viewed from the mouth 108 side.
- the present invention provides a spindle motor capable of cutting off the contact between the fixed member and the rotating member even when stopped, in order to solve the above problem. Disclosure of the invention
- Example 1 As a first embodiment, a cylindrical column of a radial dynamic pressure bearing having a radial dynamic pressure generating groove on an outer peripheral surface at an upper end on an axis of a stay core having a stay coil around which a motor coil is wound, and a thrust on an upper surface
- a radial load is supported by a radial dynamic pressure bearing, and a load in the thrust direction is used in combination with a magnetic bearing and a thrust dynamic pressure bearing composed of a stay and a mouth magnet. And support.
- a disk of a thrust dynamic pressure bearing having a hub as a rotating member at an upper end of a motor shaft having a magnet at the outer periphery and a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove on a lower surface
- a cylinder of a radial dynamic pressure bearing having a radial dynamic pressure generating groove on the outer peripheral surface; a cylinder as a fixed member; a cylinder having a smooth inner surface facing the cylinder of the radial dynamic pressure bearing;
- a magnetic shaft which comprises a stay for winding a motor coil facing the shaft, supports a radial load by a radial dynamic pressure bearing, and a thrust load by a stay and a rock magnet.
- the bearing and thrust dynamic pressure bearing are used together.
- a radial dynamic pressure bearing cylinder having a radial dynamic pressure generation groove on an outer peripheral surface is provided at an upper end on an axis of a stay core provided with a stay for winding a motor coil, and a thrust is provided on an upper surface. It has a thrust dynamic pressure bearing disk with a dynamic pressure generating groove, and a hub as a rotating member is provided with a cylinder having a smooth inner surface facing the cylinder of the radial dynamic pressure bearing, and a rotor magnet facing the motor coil.
- a ring-shaped first permanent magnet is fixed to the top end of the cylinder, and a ring-shaped second permanent magnet is fixed to the top end of the cylinder so as to surround the first permanent magnet.
- a secondary magnetic bearing is provided to The load is supported by a radial dynamic pressure bearing, and the load in the thrust direction is supported by a combination of a main magnetic bearing, a sub-magnetic bearing, and a thrust dynamic pressure bearing that are composed of a stationary magnet and a mouth magnet.
- Embodiment 4 As a fourth embodiment, a disk of a thrust dynamic pressure bearing having a hub as a rotating member at the upper end of a motor shaft having a rotor magnet disposed on the outer periphery, and a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove on a lower surface below, A radial dynamic pressure bearing cylinder with a radial dynamic pressure generating groove on its surface, a case as a fixing member, a cylinder with a smooth inner surface facing the radial dynamic pressure bearing cylinder, and a rhodium magnet facing A first permanent magnet having a ring shape fixed to the lower end surface of the cylinder, and a second ring shape formed on the lower end surface of the cylinder so as to surround the first permanent magnet.
- a secondary magnetic bearing configured by fixing a permanent magnet of the type is provided, a radial load is supported by the radial dynamic pressure bearing, and a load in the thrust direction is constituted by a stay and a mouth magnet.
- Magnetic The bearing is supported in combination with the auxiliary magnetic bearing and the thrust dynamic pressure bearing.
- the radial dynamic pressure 'generating groove existing in each of the embodiments is composed of at least three grooves, and the lead end point of the groove is formed in the developed view so as not to exceed the starting point of the adjacent groove. Is preferred.
- the same effect can be obtained even if the radial dynamic pressure generating groove existing in any of the embodiments is a herringbone groove having an asymmetrical vertical groove length.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of Embodiment 1 of the spindle motor of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view of Embodiment 2 of the spindle motor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view of Embodiment 3 of the spindle motor of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of Embodiment 4 of the spindle motor according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a herringbone groove formed as a thrust dynamic pressure groove in Example 1 of the present invention. This is an example.
- FIG. 6 is an example in which a herringbone groove is formed as a thrust dynamic pressure groove in Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an external view of the radial dynamic pressure generating groove of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the spindle motor of Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the spindle motor of Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a conventional spindle motor. Explanation of reference numerals
- 1 is a base plate
- 2 is a stay core
- 2a is a stay
- 3 is a disk
- 3a is a spiral groove
- 4 is a cylinder
- 4a is a groove
- 5 is a hub
- 5a is a skirt
- 6 is a cylinder
- 7 is a coil
- 8 is a rotor magnet
- 9 is a shaft
- 10 is a case, 1 is a first permanent magnet, 1 is a 2nd permanent magnet (Embodiment 1 )
- Fig. 1 shows the structure of the first embodiment in which a magnetic bearing is formed between the stay and the roof magnet.
- Fig. 1 (a) is a state diagram at the time of stoppage
- Fig. 1 (mouth) is It is a state figure during a steady rotation.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a base plate for fixing a stay core 2 as a fixing member.
- a stay 2a made of a silicon steel plate is provided integrally, and a motor coil 7 is wound therearound.
- the column 4 of the radial dynamic pressure bearing having 4 a is fixed.
- a cylinder 6 having a smooth inner surface is fixed at a position facing the cylinder 4 inside the hub 5 as a rotating member.
- a magnet 8 is arranged in a ring shape at a position facing the motor coil of the scar part 5 a of the hub 5.
- the gap between cylinder 4 and cylinder 6 is set to 5 / zm or less in diameter difference.
- a rotating body such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a polygon mirror is mounted on the outer periphery of the hub 5.
- the magnet 8 and the stay 2a constitute a magnetic bearing.
- Spindle motor When the motor is stopped in the evening, the motor coil 7 is not energized, so the center position (mouth) of the magnet 8 should stay at the center position (a) of the magnet with the strongest magnetic force. However, due to the balance between the weight of the hub 5 and the magnetic force, it stops at a position slightly lower than (a). At this time, the clearance between the upper surface of the disk 3 constituting the thrust dynamic pressure bearing and the lower end surface of the cylinder 6 is A1, and they are not in contact with each other.
- FIG. 2 shows the structure of a second embodiment in which a magnetic bearing is formed between the stay 2a and the rotor magnet 8 in the same manner as in the first embodiment, using the cylinder 6 as a fixing member.
- Fig. 2 (a) is a state diagram at the time of stoppage
- Fig. 2 (mouth) is a state diagram during steady rotation.
- reference numeral 9 denotes a motor shaft
- a magnet 8 is provided on the outer periphery
- a hub 5 as a rotating member is fixed to an upper end.
- a disk 3 of a thrust hydrodynamic bearing having a spiral groove 3a, etc. which serves as a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove on the lower surface
- a radial dynamic pressure having a spiral groove 4a serving as a radial dynamic pressure generating groove on the outer peripheral surface.
- the bearing cylinder 4 is fixed.
- a cylinder 6 having a smooth inner surface at the position facing the cylinder 4 is fixed to the case 10 as a fixing member, and the motor coil 7 is wound around the mouth 8 at the position facing the magnet 8. Evening 2a is arranged physically.
- the lower surface of the disk 3 constituting the thrust dynamic pressure bearing and the upper end surface of the cylinder 6 are in non-contact with each other, and the clearance is A1.
- the coil 7 is energized and an alternating magnetic field is generated at the station 2a, the cylinder 4 rotates counterclockwise and the hub 5 descends when viewed from the hub 5, as shown in Fig. 2 (mouth). I do.
- the clearance between the lower surface of the disk 3 and the upper end surface of the cylinder 6 is balanced with the repulsion force generated by the spiral groove 3a to be A2, and has the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 shows the structure of the third embodiment in which a ring-shaped permanent magnet is fixed on the concentric circle of the upper end surface of each of the cylinder 4 and the cylinder 6 to form a sub-magnetic bearing.
- Fig. 3 (a) is a state diagram at the time of stoppage
- Fig. 3 (mouth) is a state diagram during steady rotation.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a base plate for fixing the stay core 2 as a fixing member.
- a stay 2 a made of a silicon steel plate is provided integrally, and a motor coil 7 is wound therearound.
- the cylindrical column 4 of the radial dynamic pressure bearing having 4 a is fixed.
- a cylinder 6 having a smooth inner surface is fixed at a position facing the cylinder 4 inside the hub 5 as a rotating member.
- the rotor magnet 8 is arranged in a ring shape at a position facing the motor coil of the skirt portion 5a of the hub 5 to constitute a main magnetic bearing, which is exactly the same as in the first embodiment.
- the center position (2) of the rotor magnet 8 sinks below the center position (a) of the stay 2a due to the weight of the hub 5, but in the third embodiment, this is to prevent this.
- a ring-shaped first permanent magnet 11 is fixed to the upper end surface of the cylinder 4, and a ring-shaped second permanent magnet 12 is mounted on the upper end surface of the cylinder 6 so as to surround the first permanent magnet 11.
- the auxiliary magnetic bearing is fixed. If the outside of the first permanent magnet 11 is set to the south pole and the inside of the second permanent magnet 12 is set to the north pole, or vice versa, the permanent magnets 11 and 12 will attract each other.
- the center of the magnet 8 (2) rests higher than the center of the stay 2a (8).
- the outer diameter of the first permanent magnet 11 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the cylinder 4, and the inner diameter of the second permanent magnet 12 is a circle. Set slightly larger than the inner diameter of the cylinder 6, and fix it with an anaerobic adhesive that cures with ultraviolet light. In this way, by making the facing gap between the permanent magnets 11 and 12 larger than the facing gap of the radial dynamic pressure bearing, the cylinder 4 comes into contact with the cylinder 6 before the permanent magnets 1 and 1 come into contact with each other. Therefore, the processing of the adhesive bit is also simplified.
- the clearance between the upper surface of the disk 3 and the lower end surface of the cylinder 6 at the time of stoppage in FIG. 3 (a) is A1 and is maintained in a non-contact state with each other.
- FIG. 4 shows the structure of the fourth embodiment in which the auxiliary magnetic bearing is formed in the same manner as in the third embodiment using the cylinder 6 as a fixing member.
- Fig. 4 (a) is a state diagram at the time of stoppage
- Fig. 4 (mouth) is a state diagram during steady rotation.
- reference numeral 9 denotes a motor shaft
- a magnet 8 is provided on the outer periphery
- a hub 5 as a rotating member is fixed to the upper end.
- a disk 3 of a thrust hydrodynamic bearing having a spiral groove 3a, etc. which serves as a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove on the lower surface
- a radial dynamic pressure having a spiral groove 4a serving as a radial dynamic pressure generating groove on the outer peripheral surface.
- the bearing cylinder 4 is fixed.
- a cylinder 6 having a smooth inner surface fixed at a position facing the cylinder 4 is fixed to a case 10 as a fixing member, and a stainless steel plate wound with a motor coil 7 wound at a position facing the magnet 8 at the mouth.
- the second embodiment is exactly the same as the second embodiment in that the second magnetic body 2a is disposed physically and forms the main magnetic bearing.
- first ring-shaped permanent magnet 11 is fixed to the lower end surface of the cylinder 4, and the second ring-shaped permanent magnet 12 is placed under the cylinder 6 so as to surround the first ring-shaped permanent magnet 11.
- the configuration of the auxiliary magnetic bearing fixed to the end face is exactly the same as in the third embodiment.
- the radial dynamic pressure generating groove formed on the outer periphery of the cylinder 4 may be a vertically asymmetric herringbone groove shown in FIGS. Also, at least three grooves 4a are formed on the groove as shown in FIG. 7, that is, on the circumference. Further, it is preferable that the end point Y1 of the groove 4a is formed in a range that does not exceed the start point X2 of the adjacent groove 4a in a developed state.
- the groove 4a from the start point X1 to the end point Y1 may be a straight line or a spiral curve.
- the width of the groove 4a is 1 to 3 mm, and the depth may be a shallow groove of several Atm to several tens; formed by a flat surface obtained by cutting a cylinder by applying a grindstone. May be.
- the above-mentioned groove 4a can reduce the number of processing steps much more than the herringbone groove and exerts the same effect.
- at least the disk 3, the column 4, and the cylinder 6 are preferably made of a member made of ceramics such as alumina, silicon nitride, and silicon carbide. Among them, alumina is the most economical material.
- FIG. 8 shows a structural diagram of the comparative example 1 in comparison with the example 1 during steady rotation of the spindle motor.
- the names, symbols, and functions of the components in FIG. 8 are completely the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. However, the difference is that when stopped, the upper surface of the disk 3 constituting the thrust dynamic pressure bearing and the lower end surface of the cylinder 6 are in contact with each other.
- FIG. 9 shows a structure diagram of the spindle motor of Comparative Example 2 in comparison with Example 3 during steady rotation.
- the names, signs, and functions of the components in FIG. 9 are completely the same as those in the third embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.
- the groove 4a formed on the outer periphery of the cylinder 4 may be a vertically uniform herringbone groove or a vertical groove parallel to the axis. The difference is that the disk 3 constituting the thrust dynamic pressure bearing is omitted, and the thrust load is supported only by the main magnetic bearing and the auxiliary magnetic bearing.
- Table 1 shows the results of observing the vertical movement of the upper surface of the hub 5 with a laser displacement meter, with the specifications of the spindle motor operating at a rated DC of 12 V and a steady rotation speed of 1800 rpm. table 1
- a starting current approximately 2.3 times as large as that of Comparative Example 2 is required.
- the optimal zone of the magnetic field lines of the magnet 8 and the center of the motor coil 7 are slightly displaced, so that the motor efficiency tends to decrease and the current value tends to increase slightly. It is a range that does not cause a problem in practical use. Industrial applicability
- the thrust load of the hub is supported in cooperation with the main magnetic bearing composed of the stay and the rotor magnet, or the auxiliary magnetic bearing composed of a pair of ring-shaped permanent magnets provided on the end surface of the cylinder and cylinder.
- the disk of the thrust dynamic pressure bearing and the end face of the cylinder are held in non-contact, and when the rotor magnet is activated, the radial dynamic pressure generating groove of the radial dynamic pressure bearing generates a force that reduces the clearance of the thrust dynamic pressure bearing, Since the disk and cylinder of the thrust hydrodynamic bearing approach each other and support the thrust load during steady rotation mainly by the repulsive force of the thrust hydrodynamic bearing, contact with the components of the thrust hydrodynamic bearing is always avoided, A spindle motor that does not have to worry about abrasion of the portion and consumes less power at startup can be provided. As is apparent from FIGS. 1 to 4, since the related members are easily centered, it is easy to maintain the gap of the thrust dynamic pressure bearing at a value of several microns.
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