Stator isolation for spindle motor
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1. A spindle motor for rotating at least one disc about a central axis in a storage device, comprising:
- a base having a side wall;
a stationary member attached to the base;
a hub comprising a rotor, wherein the hub is rotatable with respect to the stationary member;
a hydrodynamic bearing interconnecting the hub with the stationary member;
a stator radially positioned external to and coaxial with the rotor, wherein the stator has a side surface which is located at an outer diameter of the stator and is spaced from the base side wall in a radial direction with respect to the central axis; and
a resilient, vibration damping coupling compressed between the stator side surface and the base side wall in the radial direction.
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Abstract
A spindle motor for rotating at least one disc in a data storage device includes a base, a shaft, a rotor and a stator. A bearing interconnects the rotor with the shaft and allows the rotor to rotate about the shaft. A resilient coupling, such as an O-ring, is compressed between the stator and the base to mechanically isolate the stator from the base and thereby reduce the generation of acoustic noise in the storage device.
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20 Claims
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1. A spindle motor for rotating at least one disc about a central axis in a storage device, comprising:
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a base having a side wall; a stationary member attached to the base; a hub comprising a rotor, wherein the hub is rotatable with respect to the stationary member; a hydrodynamic bearing interconnecting the hub with the stationary member; a stator radially positioned external to and coaxial with the rotor, wherein the stator has a side surface which is located at an outer diameter of the stator and is spaced from the base side wall in a radial direction with respect to the central axis; and a resilient, vibration damping coupling compressed between the stator side surface and the base side wall in the radial direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A spindle motor for rotating at least one disc about a central axis in a storage device, comprising:
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a base having a side wall; a stationary member attached to the base; a hub comprising a rotor, wherein the hub is rotatable with respect to the stationary member; a hydrodynamic bearing interconnecting the hub with the stationary member; a stator positioned within the base, axially below the hub with respect to the central axis and radially external to and coaxial with the rotor, wherein the stator has a side surface which is located at an outer diameter of the stator and is spaced from the base side wall; a first resilient, vibration damping coupling which couples the stator and the base; and a second resilient, vibration damping coupling which couples the stator and the base, wherein the second resilient coupling is spaced from the first resilient coupling in an axial direction with respect to the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A hydrodynamic bearing spindle motor for rotating at least one disc about a central axis in a data storage device, comprising:
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a base having a side wall; a stationary shaft attached to the base; a rotor; a hydrodynamic bearing positioned between the shaft and the rotor; a stator radially positioned external to and coaxial with the rotor, wherein the stator has a side surface which is located at an outer diameter of the stator and is spaced from the base side wall in a radial direction with respect to the central axis; and a first resilient O-ring compressed between the stator side surface and the base side wall in the radial direction. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A disc drive data storage system, comprising:
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a housing having a base; a central axis; a stationary member attached to the base and coaxial with the central axis; a rotatable member which is rotatable with respect to the stationary member; a bearing interconnecting the rotatable member with the stationary member; at least one data storage disc attached to and coaxial with the rotatable member; a stator positioned within the base, axially below the rotatable member with respect to the central axis, and radially external to and coaxial with the rotor, wherein the stator has a side surface which is located at an outer diameter of the stator and is spaced from the base side wall in a radial direction with respect to the central axis; a first resilient, vibration damping coupling which couples the stator and the base; and a second resilient, vibration damping coupling which couples the stator and the base, wherein the second resilient coupling is spaced from the first resilient coupling in an axial direction with respect to the central axis.
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20. A spindle motor for rotating at least one disc about a central axis in a storage device, comprising:
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a base; a stationary member attached to the base; a hub comprising a rotor, wherein the hub is rotatable with respect to the stationary member; a bearing interconnecting the hub with the stationary member; a stator which is spaced from the base by a gap and which includes a stack of laminations; and a resilient, vibration damping bridge formed of a polymeric material which extends across the gap from an upper surface of said stack of laminations to the base and is compressed against the stator and the base in an axial direction with respect to the central axis, wherein the resilient, vibration damping bridge forms a coupling between the stator and the base which inhibits transfer of vibrations between the stator and the base.
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