Motor

• US 5,325,004 A
• Filed: 05/15/1992
• Issued: 06/28/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nippon Densan Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nippon Densen Corporation
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Takashi, Noguchi, Kiyoharu, Mori, Yoichi, Yonei, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): LABALLE, CLAYTON E
• Application Number:
  US07/883,644
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: 310/67 R, 310/90, 310/156, 360/98.07, 360/97.02, 360/99.04, 360/99.08
• US Class Current: 310/67.00R
• CPC Class Codes: F16J 15/43 kept in sealing position by magnetic force
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 17/038 Centering or locking of a plurality of discs in a single cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/2009 Turntables, hubs and motors for disk drives; Mounting of motors in the drive means for clamping of disk to turntable G11B17/022 and subgroups
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/187 to inner stators
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/124 Sealing of shafts
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 5/1737 radially supporting the rotor around a fixed spindle; radially supporting the rotor directly

Abstract

A spindle motor includes a housing, a shaft member fixed in the housing, a rotor rotatably supported on the shaft member, a rotor magnet mounted on the rotor, and a stator placed facing with the rotor magnet. The housing and the shaft member are made of materials different in hardness and a sleeve having substantially the same level of hardness as the shaft member is placed between the housing and the shaft member. A bushing is provided between bearing members and the rotor which is rotatably supported by the bearing members. The bushing and a yoke which is mounted on the rotor are secured together in the axial middle part of the bushing. In addition, through holes which enable communications between the interior and exterior area of the motor are provided in the bushing.

Claims

1. A motor comprising a shaft member;

a rotor rotatably mounted on said shaft member through the intermediary of a pair of bearing means;

a yoke mounted on an inner circumferential surface of said rotor;

a rotor magnet fixed on a inner circumferential surface of said yoke;

a stator facing said rotor magnet;

a bushing placed between one part of the pair of said bearing means and said yoke, one end portion of said bushing having a somewhat larger outer diameter than that of the other end portion of said bushing;

one end portion of said yoke having a somewhat larger inner diameter than that of a middle portion of said yoke, whereby said one end portion of said bushing and said middle portion of said yoke are secured together.

2. A motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said one end portion of said bushing and said middle portion of said yoke are secured together in press fit relationship.

3. A motor as defined in claim 2 wherein both end portions of said bushing and said yoke are secured together by means of an adhesive.

4. A motor as defined in claim 1 wherein the other part of the pair of said bearing means rotatably supports said rotor through said yoke.

5. A motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said rotor functions as a hub whereon recording disks are mounted.

6. A motor as defined in claim 1 wherein said rotor functions as a hub whereon recording members are mounted.

7. A motor as defined in claim 1, wherein a plurality of through holes which enable communication between the interior and exterior areas of said motor are provided on said bushing at substantially regular intervals in a circumferential direction.

8. A motor as defined in claim 7 wherein two of said through holes are provided facing with each other about an axis of a rotation center of said bushing.

9. A motor as defined in claim 7 wherein filter means are provided for each of said through holes.