Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090212646 | BALANCE MEMBER, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A balance member includes a first arc-shaped portion extending in a circumferential direction about a predetermined central axis, and a second arc-shaped portion having an end portion opposing and connected to an end portion of the first arc-shaped portion. The thickness of the first arc-shaped portion is greater than the thickness of the second arc-shaped portion. | 08-27-2009 |
20100323194 | VIBRATION DAMPER AND VIBRATION DAMPING STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a vibration damper comprising a constrained layer and a resin layer, wherein the constrained layer is constituted of an inorganic material, an organic mass of the resin layer is 1.0 kg/m | 12-23-2010 |
20130050872 | MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit. The stationary unit includes a stator, a base portion having at least one hole extending in the up-down direction, and a flexible wiring substrate. The flexible wiring substrate reaches a position higher than a lower surface of the base portion through at least one hole and is arranged to supply electric power to the stator. The flexible wiring substrate includes a connection portion arranged higher than the lower surface of the base portion and connected to the stator. The connection portion includes a solder portion arranged on a lower surface thereof to cover a portion of a lead wire extending from a coil of the stator. At least a portion of the solder portion is positioned within the hole. | 02-28-2013 |
20130201811 | SPINDLE MOTOR HAVING MAGNETIC CIRCUIT FOR STATOR AND ROTOR MAGNET, AND STORAGE DISK DRIVE HAVING THE SAME - A spindle motor includes a base portion; a stator arranged above the base portion; a rotor hub including a cover portion positioned above the stator, and a side wall portion arranged to extend downward from an outer edge of the cover portion; a rotor magnet positioned radially outward of the stator, and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the side wall portion of the rotor hub; and a bearing mechanism arranged to support the rotor hub and the rotor magnet to be rotatable. A height of the rotor magnet as measured in an axial direction is preferably in a range of about 2 mm to about 3 mm (both inclusive), and a height of a stator core of the stator as measured in the axial direction is preferably in a range of about 50% to about 75% (both inclusive) of the height of the rotor magnet. | 08-08-2013 |
20130300234 | MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit. The stationary unit includes a stator, a base portion having at least one hole, and a flexible wiring substrate. The flexible wiring substrate reaches a position higher than a lower surface of the base portion through at least one hole and is arranged to supply electric power to the stator. The flexible wiring substrate includes a connection portion arranged higher than the lower surface of the base portion and connected to the stator. The connection portion includes a solder portion arranged on a lower surface thereof to cover a portion of a lead wire extending from a coil of the stator. At least a portion of the solder portion is positioned within the hole. | 11-14-2013 |
20140139947 | SPINDLE MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A spindle motor of a disk drive apparatus includes a base unit, a stator core, a covered cylindrical rotor hub, a rotor magnet, and a bearing mechanism. The height of the stator core in an axial direction is about 50% or more and about 70% or less of the height of the stator. A torque constant Kt of torque generated between a stator and a rotor magnet is about 4 mN·m/A or more and about 6 mN·m/A or less. A motor constant Km is about 2 mN·m/(A·√Ω) or more and about 4 mN·m/(A·√Ω) or less. | 05-22-2014 |
20150108861 | MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor includes a stationary unit and a rotary unit. The stationary unit includes a stator, a base portion having at least one hole extending in the up-down direction, and a flexible wiring substrate. The flexible wiring substrate reaches a position higher than a lower surface of the base portion through at least one hole and is arranged to supply electric power to the stator. The flexible wiring substrate includes a connection portion arranged higher than the lower surface of the base portion and connected to the stator. The connection portion includes a solder portion arranged on a lower surface thereof to cover a portion of a lead wire extending from a coil of the stator. At least a portion of the solder portion is positioned within the hole. | 04-23-2015 |