Passive magnetic bearings for a spindle motor
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1. A magnetic bearing for journaling a rotor about a stator of a spindle motor comprising:
- a pivot for pivotally supporting said rotor for rotation about said stator;
a first plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles supported from and radially extending along said stator; and
a second plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles, said poles are fixably attached to said rotor and opposing said first annular plurality of poles having each of said plurality of poles aligned exactly with each of said like plurality of poles, said first plurality of poles magnetically oriented oppositely from said second plurality of poles so that alignment of said rotor and said stator is maintained by attraction of said first and second plurality of poles, and stiffener means supported on said stator and establishing magnetic interaction with said magnetic poles on said rotor to provide directional stiffness substantially perpendicular to the axis of orientation of said magnetic poles.
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Abstract
An apparatus for rotatably journaling a rotor of a spindle motor about a shaft comprising a plurality of annular ring multi-pole magnets, each ring comprised of a plurality of axially aligned magnets whose polarity is alternated along the radius of the ring. The annular ring multi-pole magnets are disposed on both the rotor and stator of a spindle motor in opposition in attraction mode, or a complete offset repulsion mode with like poles facing one another with an full offset, thereby forming a radially stable magnetic bearing for maintaining rotor displacement about a shaft in conjunction with a conventional axial pivot.
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1. A magnetic bearing for journaling a rotor about a stator of a spindle motor comprising:
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a pivot for pivotally supporting said rotor for rotation about said stator; a first plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles supported from and radially extending along said stator; and a second plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles, said poles are fixably attached to said rotor and opposing said first annular plurality of poles having each of said plurality of poles aligned exactly with each of said like plurality of poles, said first plurality of poles magnetically oriented oppositely from said second plurality of poles so that alignment of said rotor and said stator is maintained by attraction of said first and second plurality of poles, and stiffener means supported on said stator and establishing magnetic interaction with said magnetic poles on said rotor to provide directional stiffness substantially perpendicular to the axis of orientation of said magnetic poles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17)
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12. A motor comprising a fixed support shaft supporting a stator near one end and a bearing support bracket near another end, a rotor supported for rotation around said support shaft, said rotor having a magnet fixed to an inner surface and aligned with said stator, said rotor being supported and aligned relative to said stator by a magnetic bearing comprising:
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a pivot for pivotally supporting said rotor for rotation about said stator; a first plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles supported from and radially extending along said stator; and a second plurality of axially aligned magnetic poles, said poles are fixably attached to said rotor and opposing said first annular plurality of poles having each of said plurality of poles aligned exactly with each of said like plurality of poles, said first plurality of poles magnetically oriented oppositely from said second plurality of poles so that alignment of said rotor and said stator is maintained by attraction of said first and second plurality of poles, and stiffener means supported on said stator and establishing magnetic interaction with said magnetic poles on said rotor to provide directional stiffness substantially perpendicular to the axis of orientation of said magnetic poles. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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