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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1991
Noriaki Hishida, Kyoto, JP;
Kuniyasu Iwazaki, Kyoto, JP;
Nippon Densan Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A spindle motor having a shaft member secured to a fitting member, a rotary member which is rotatable relatively to the shaft member, a rotor magnet fitted to the rotary member in such a manner that the rotor magnet confronts the rotor magnet and a stator, wherein a pair of inner annular grooves are formed in the shaft member, a pair of outer annular grooves are formed in the rotary member and a plurality of ball members are accommodated in ball-accommodating space defined by these annular grooves. A spindle motor having a fitting member having a hollow cylindrical portion, a shaft member which is rotatable relatively to the fitting member, a rotary member secured to the shaft member, a rotor magnet fitted to the rotary member and a stator disposed in such a manner that the stator confronts the rotor magnet, wherein a pair of inner annular grooves are formed in the shaft member, a pair of outer annular grooves are formed in the inner surface of the cylindrical portion and a plurality of ball members are accommodated in a ball-accommodating space defined by these annular grooves.