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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Alan Lyndon Grantz, Aptos, CA (US);
Lynn Bich-Quy Le, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Diete Kloeppel, Royal Oaks, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/16 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/74 (2006.01); F16C 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/064 (2013.01); F16C 33/745 (2013.01); F16C 41/008 (2013.01); F16C 2370/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided including a shaft, wherein the shaft is stationary. A rotatable component is configured to rotate with respect to the shaft. A fluid is operable to flow between the shaft and the rotatable component. A limiter is at a first axial end of the shaft, and a cup is at a second axial end of the shaft. An axially extending grooved region is between the limiter and the rotatable component.