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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
F Eugene Dion, Longmont, CO (US);
Kris Buchanan, Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; H02K / ; F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 9807 ; 360 9701 ; 360 9908 ; 310 42 ; 310 91 ; 464 92 ; 464 96 ; 29525 ; 2960303 ;
Abstract
An assembly that couples a spindle shaft to the cover of a hard disk drive. The disk drive has a cover that is attached to a baseplate. Extending from the baseplate is a spindle shaft which supports a hub and the magnetic disk of the drive unit. The spindle shaft has a plurality of protrusions which are embedded into a metal shim. The metal shim is coupled to the cover by a sheet of elastomeric material. The metal shim and elastomeric sheet secure the end of the spindle shaft to the cover of the assembly.