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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter G Robinson, Capitola, CA (US);
Robert A Nottingham, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Norbert S Parsoneault, Watsonville, CA (US);
Donald J MacLeod, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384617 ; 384121 ; 29898062 ;
Abstract
A spindle motor for use in a disc drive comprises a shaft, bearings located on either end of said shaft, said bearings having inner and outer races, a hub supported on the outer race of said bearings, for rotation therewith, said inner race of said bearings being welded to said shaft, said outer race of said bearings being laser welded to said hub whereby the components of said motor are permanently fixed relative to one another.